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Overview of the events of 1805 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1805.
Schiller on his deathbed – drawing by
Ferdinand Jagemann
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February 24 –
Ralph Broome, English pamphleteer (born
1742)
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March 29 –
Jean Elliot, Scottish poet (born
1727)
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May 9 –
Friedrich Schiller, German playwright (born
1759)
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May 25 –
William Paley, English philosopher (born
1743)
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June 18 –
Arthur Murphy (Charles Ranger), Irish writer (born
1727)
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July 27 –
Brian Merriman (Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre), Irish-language poet (born c. 1749)
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August 3 –
Christopher Anstey, English poet (born
1724)
- Early September –
Mary Deverell, English religious writer, essayist and poet (born
1731)
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September 3 –
Johann Martin Abele, German publisher (born
1753)
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December 21 –
Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, Portuguese poet (born
1765)
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- unknown dates