Edward Hasted
Edward Hasted | |
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| Born | 31 December 1732 Lombard Street, London, England |
| Died | 14 January 1812 (aged 79) Corsham, Wiltshire, England |
| Education | The King's School, Rochester Eton College |
| Alma mater | Lincoln's Inn (did not qualify) |
| Occupations | Antiquarian, historian |
| Spouse | Anne Dorman (m. 1755; sep. 1790) |
| Children | 7 (5 sons, 2 daughters) |
| Writing career | |
| Period | Late 18th century |
| Genres | Historiography, local history, county history |
| Subject | History of Kent |
| Notable works | The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent (1778–1799) History of the Antient and Metropolitical City of Canterbury Civil and Ecclesiastical (1799) |
| Notable awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (1766) |
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alma_mater, education.Edward Hasted (20 December 1732 OS (31 December 1732 NS) – 14 January 1812) was an English antiquarian and pioneering historian of his ancestral home county of Kent. As such, he was the author of a major county history, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent (1778–99).