Horace Walpole, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Horace Walpole

an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1717

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1797

Profession: writer, politician, novelist, autobiographer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Horatio Walpole (), 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), also known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician.He had Strawberry Hill House built in Twickenham, south-west London, reviving the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors.
His literary reputation rests on the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764), and his Letters, which are of significant social and political interest.
They have been published by Yale University Press in 48 volumes.He was the son of the first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole.
As Horace Walpole was childless, on his death his barony of Walpole descended to his cousin of the same surname, who was created the new Earl of Orford.



Alternative names	Sir Joshua Reynolds
Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	16 July 1723	23 February 1792
Location of birth/death	Plympton	London
Work location	London, Plympton, Italy
Authority control	: Q194402 VIAF: 27081216 ISNI: 0000 0001 0881 5237 ULAN: 500004539 LCCN: n84168483 NLA: 35449606 WorldCat