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Charles Wilkins

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The source records Frome as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

Charles Wilkins
Photo: John Sartain, John Sartain (1808-1897), Engraver. Published by Moon, Boys & Graves (active 1829-1834), Publishers. After James Godsell Middleton (circa 1805-1874), Painter. Mezzotint, published 1 January 1830, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Report the wrong picture

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Why this person is known: British orientalist and typographer

From Wikidata Q938060

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Frome
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