Memorial: M899

Memorial at Bunhill Fields Cemetery, London commemorating Daniel Defoe d. 1731

Location

Bunhill Fields cemetery, London, England

Transcript

'DANIE DE-FOE / BORN 1681 / DIED 1731 / AUTHOR OF / ROBINSON CRUSOE.', 'THIS MONUMENT IS THE RESULT OF AN APPEAL / IN THE "CHRISTIAN WORLD" NEWSPAPER / TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF ENGLAND FOR FUNDS / TO PLACE A SUITABLE MEMORIAL UPON THE GRAVE / OF / DANIEL DE-FOE / IT REPRESENTS THE UNITED CONTRIBUTIONS / OF SEVENTEEN HUNDRED PERSONS / SEPT 1870'

Details

Description: Square-section column on plinth, lead letters.
Type: Pillar
Materials: Marble
Date Erected: 1870

People

Defoe, Daniel
Age:
Date of Death: 1731
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Author
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Author 'Robinson Crusoe'.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 90.

JSON

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