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    John Aikin (15 January 1747 – 7 December 1822) was an English medical doctor and surgeon. Later in life he devoted himself wholly to biography and writing...
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    Barbauld (/bɑːrˈboʊld/, by herself possibly /bɑːrˈboʊ/, as in French, née Aikin; 20 June 1743 – 9 March 1825) was a prominent English poet, essayist, literary...
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  • Aikin is an English surname, and may refer to: A. M. Aikin Jr. (1905–1981), American politician John Aikin (Unitarian) (1713–1780), English Unitarian scholar...
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  • John Somerset Aikins (c. 1850 – May 5, 1911) was a realtor, financier and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Rockwood from 1879 to 1883 in the...
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  • and children's books. Aikin was born at Warrington, then Lancashire, in 1781. She was the fourth child of a physician, John Aikin (1747–1822), and his...
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    Barbauld (née Aikin, 1743–1823), poet, essayist, children's author and daughter of John Aikin, was born in Kibworth Harcourt. John Aikin (1747–1822), physician...
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    Arthur Aikin FLS FGS (19 May 1773 – 15 April 1854) was an English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer, and was a founding member of the Chemical...
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  • John Aikin (1713–1780) was an English Unitarian scholar and theological tutor, closely associated with Warrington Academy, a prominent dissenting academy...
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    Monthly Magazine (1796–1825). Founded by Sir Richard Phillips, edited by John Aikin The Watchman (1796). Founded and edited by Samuel Taylor Coleridge The...
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  • Aikin came from a Unitarian background. He was the youngest son of Dr. John Aikin, M.D., and was born on 2 October 1780 at Warrington. Arthur Aikin and...
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