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George Hogarth WS (6 September 1783 – 12 February 1870) was a Scottish lawyer, newspaper editor, music critic, and musicologist. He authored several books on opera and Victorian musical life in addition to contributing articles to various publications.
George Hogarth, the son of Robert Hogarth, a farmer, and his wife, Mary Scott, was born at Carfrae Mill, near Oxton, Berwickshire, on 6th September 1783. Hogarth studied law in Edinburgh. He also studied the cello and composition, and acted as joint secretary to the Edinburgh Music Festival.
George, Sr. was a leading voice in battling colonization schemes. In the 1830s, the Colonization Society proposed resettling black Americans in Africa. For example, he organized a large meeting in Brooklyn in June 1831. Many African-American leaders saw colonization as a threat to equal rights.
Feb 15, 2024 · “Georgina Hogarth was a major figure in Charles Dickens’ life and remains a fascinating character,” says curator Emma Harper in a statement.
- Ellen Wexler
David George Hogarth CMG FRGS FBA (23 May 1862 – 6 November 1927), also known as D. G. Hogarth, was a British archaeologist and scholar associated with T. E. Lawrence and Arthur Evans. He was Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford from 1909 to 1927.
George Hogarth, Jr. and Joseph Henry Hogarth were sons of an influential free African-American family in Brooklyn. Their father was a very prominent minister and educator in the community. This exhibit tells the story of their family and explores the life of both Hogarth siblings after they left Central College.
William Hogarth. William Hogarth, The Painter and his Pug, 1745. Self-portrait with his pug, Trump, in Tate Britain, London. William Hogarth FRSA ( / ˈhoʊɡɑːrθ /; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, pictorial satirist, social critic, editorial cartoonist and occasional writer on art.
