Isaac Gompertz
Isaac Gompertz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1774 Middlesex, England |
| Died | 25 February 1856 (aged 81) London, England |
| Resting place | Exeter Jewish Cemetery |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Years active | 1813–1825 |
| Notable works |
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| Spouse |
Charlotte Florence Wattier
(m. 1818) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives |
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Isaac Gompertz (1774 – 25 February 1856) was an English Jewish poet. He was known for the poems "The Modern Antique", "Time, or Light and Shade" and "Devon".
Biography[edit]
Isaac Gompertz was born in Middlesex in 1774.[1] He was the brother of the early animal rights activist Lewis Gompertz and the mathematician and actuary Benjamin Gompertz.[2] He later composed epitaphs for his brother Barent[3] and for Lewis' wife.[4] On 3 December 1818, he married Charlotte Florence Wattier at St Mary's Church, Ealing,[5] and they had 3 children.[6]
Contemporaries, including Alexander Jamieson,[7] compared Gompertz to literary figures such as Dryden, Pope, Addison and Gray.[8] He was known for his poems "The Modern Antique", "Time, or Light and Shade", and "Devon".[9] His works garnered positive attention from Leigh Hunt[10] and were well received by the contemporary press.[11]
Gompertz died at his home in Ebury Street, London, on 25 February 1856.[12] He was buried in Exeter Jewish Cemetery.[6]
Publications[edit]
- The Modern Antique; Or, The Muse in the Costume of Queen Anne (1813)
- Time, or Light and Shade (1815)
- Devon, a poem (1825)
References[edit]
- ^ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841.
- ^ "GOMPERTZ, ISAAC". JewishEncyclopedia. 1906. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ Susser, Bernard (2003). The Jews of South-West England (Thesis). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Gompertz, Lewis (1852). "Epitaph, by Isaac Gompertz, Esq., on the lamented wife of the author of the work". Fragments in Defence of Animals, and Essays on Morals, Soul, and Future State. London: W. Horsell. p. 292.
- ^ London Metropolitan Archives, SAINT MARY, EALING, Register of marriages, 1813 Feb-1828 Jan, DRO/037/A/01/024
- ^ a b "GOMPERTZ Isaac". CemeteryScribes. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ Rubinstein, William D.; Jolles, Michael; Rubinstein, Hilary L., eds. (2011). "Gompertz Family". The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-4039-3910-4.
- ^ Emden, Paul Herman (1944). Jews of Britain: A Series of Biographies. London: S. Low, Marston & Company, Limited. p. 171.
- ^ The Assurance Magazine, and Journal of the Institute of Actuaries. Vol. 13. London: C. & E. Layton. 1867. p. 2.
- ^ The Menorah: A Monthly Magazine for the Jewish Home. Vol. 7. Menorah Publishing Company. 1889. p. 211.
- ^ Kearley, William Henry (1896). "Isaac Gompertz". West-Country Poets: Their Lives and Works. London: Elliot Stock. p. 210.
- ^ "Deaths". The Morning Post. 29 February 1856. p. 8. Retrieved 23 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
Quotations related to Isaac Gompertz at Wikiquote- Archive - Isaac Gompertz Papers
