Gough, Richard, 1735-1809 (antiquary)
Biography
Richard Gough (1735-1809), antiquary, was born on 21 October 1735 in Winchester Street, London. He was admitted a fellow-commoner at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Gough went down from Cambridge without a degree in 1756, marking the end of his years there with an antiquarian tour to Peterborough, Stamford, and Croyland Abbey. Gough's first antiquarian publication was The history of Carausius, or, An examination of what has been advanced on that subject by Genebrier and Dr Stukeley (1762). In 1767 he was elected to the Society of Antiquaries and by the partiality of the president, Dean Jeremiah Milles, he was nominated as director in 1771, a post which he held until 12 December 1797. He was a fellow of the Royal Society from 1775 to 1795. Gough's first major publication was his Anecdotes of British Topography, published anonymously in 1768. Gough died on 20 February 1809.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
facsimilie of letter of recommendation for John Nichols, of the Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, printer, by Richard Gough, 20 May 1777-
Early 19th century letters.
Richard Gough: Correspondence to Robert Masters, 1769
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.