18th-century lexicographers, 18th-century writers in Latin
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Johnson
Melvyn Bragg discusses Samuel Johnson, a giant of 18th century literature, language and letters, and perhaps the most quotable Englishman to have ever lifted a pen.
27 October 2005
Featuring: John Mullan, Jim McLaverty, Judith Hawley
English sermon writersEnglish travel writersEnglish literary critics18th-century lexicographers, 18th-century writers in LatinConversationalistsEnglish essayistsAnglican saintsStreathamitesBurials at Westminster AbbeyMale essayistsEnglish Anglicans18th-century English writersPeople with mood disorders18th-century English poetsEnglish biographers18th-century English male writersLinnaeus
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the pioneering 18th century Swedish botanist, who devised a method of naming species and a new system for classifying plants and animals.
20 April 2023
Featuring: Staffan Müller-Wille, Stella Sandford, Steve Jones
ScienceTaxon authorities of Hypericum species18th-century lexicographers, 18th-century writers in LatinMembers of the Prussian Academy of SciencesFellows of the Royal SocietyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyBotanical nomenclatureMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesMembers of the French Academy of Sciences