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William Thomas Beckford
William Thomas Beckford was an English novelist, a profligate and consummately knowledgeable art collector and patron of works of decorative art, a critic, travel writer and sometime politician, reputed at one stage in his life to be the richest commoner in England. His parents were William Beckford and Maria Hamilton, daughter of the Hon. George Hamilton. He was Member of Parliament for Wells from 1784 to 1790, for Hindon from 1790 to 1795 and 1806 to 1820.
BornOct 1, 1760, Soho Square, London, England
DiedMay 2, 1844, Bath, Somerset, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationWriter, art collector, politician
Notable workVathek (c. 1781), Memoirs of Extraordinary Painters (1780), Letters from Italy with Sketches of Spain and Portugal (1835)

About William Thomas Beckford

Novelist William Thomas Beckford was born in England on October 1, 1760. He dies at the age of 83, on May 2, 1844.

Novelist well known for his work Vathek. He was also a very affluent art collector who gained a lot of attention for his collection.

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William Thomas Beckford before becoming famous

William Thomas Beckford was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1760 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dragon (龍).

His father, William Beckford, left him roughly £1 million in cash.

Achievement of William Thomas Beckford

He was an obsessive art collector who would frequently sell works just to repurchase them later.

William Thomas Beckford's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Susanna Euphemia, his daughter, inherited the majority of his art collection.

William Thomas Beckford Collabed with

He was the proud owner of the famous Spanish painter Painter Diego Velazquez's masterpiece Philip IV in Brown and Silver.

William Thomas Beckford Income & Net worth

William Thomas Beckford's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a novelist. Networth of William Thomas Beckford in 2024 is 5,000,000$+. He is Millionaire!

William Thomas Beckford Height and Weight

How tall is William Thomas Beckford? At the age of 83, William Thomas Beckford height is 5'9" (1.75m).

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Latest information about William Thomas Beckford updated on March 25 2023.