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Richard Ryan

British writer

Died when: 52 years 185 days (630 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Richard Ryan

Richard Ryan (18 April 1797 – 20 October 1849) was a British writer of Irish descent.He was the son of Oxford Street, London bookseller and publisher Richard Ryan and was educated at St Paul's School, London.

Ryan produced the first Irish biographical dictionary Biographia Hibernica, a Biographical Dictionary of the Worthies of Ireland, from the earliest periods to the present time in 1819 and 1821.

He was also a poet, writing for newspapers and publishing books on poetry, a biographer of poets and playwrights, an editor, a lyricist for popular music and a playwright of several plays in the West End of London.

Richard Ryan lived in Camden Town, London, from 1819 until his death in 1849.


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