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Edward Cave

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Edward Cave

Birth
Newton, Rugby Borough, Warwickshire, England
Death
10 Jan 1754 (aged 62)
Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
Burial
Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England Add to Map
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1691–1754, English publisher. He founded (1731) the Gentleman's Magazine, the first modern magazine in English. Cave gave Samuel Johnson his first regular literary employment when he printed (1741–44) Johnson's parliamentary reports, “Debates in the Senate of Magna Lilliputia,” in his periodical. Later Cave published other works by Johnson.
1691–1754, English publisher. He founded (1731) the Gentleman's Magazine, the first modern magazine in English. Cave gave Samuel Johnson his first regular literary employment when he printed (1741–44) Johnson's parliamentary reports, “Debates in the Senate of Magna Lilliputia,” in his periodical. Later Cave published other works by Johnson.

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  • Created by: Mark McManus
  • Added: Sep 4, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11679135/edward-cave: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Cave (27 Feb 1691–10 Jan 1754), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11679135, citing St. James Churchyard, Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England; Maintained by Mark McManus (contributor 46593855).