Fame and Fortune: Sir John Hill and London Life in the 1750s By Clare BrantEnglish | PDF,EPUB | 2017 (2018 Edition) | 352 Pages | ISBN : 1137580534 | 12.22 MB
This multi-disciplinary essay collection explores the controversial life and achievements of Sir John Hill (1714–1775), a prolific contributor to Georgian England’s literature, medicine and science. By the time he died, he had been knighted by the Swedish monarch and become a household name among scientists and writers throughout Britain and Europe. In 1750s London he was a celebrity, but he was also widely vilified.