Samuel Maunder (1785 – 30 April 1849) was an English writer and composer of many works. He married a sister of

William Pinnock William Pinnock (3 February 1782 in Alton, Hampshire, Alton, Hampshire21 October 1843 in London) was a Kingdom of Great Britain, British publisher and educational writer. He was at first a schoolmaster, then a bookseller. In 1817 he went to Lo ...

, the author of numerous catechisms and educational works. Maunder was the author of several books, most notably '' The Biographical Treasury''.

Life

He belonged to a

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family settled near Barnstaple. His sister married William Pinnock, the well-known projector of the educational ''Catechisms'', which were published in eighty-three parts between 1837 and 1849. Maunder took part in their preparation, although only Pinnock's name appears on their title-page. The two were also partners in a publishing business in London, and published for two or three years the ''

Literary Gazette ''The Literary Gazette'' was a British literary magazine, established in London in 1817 with its full title being ''The Literary Gazette, and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences''. Sometimes it appeared with the caption title, "London Lite ...

''. Under his own name Maunder compiled and issued numerous dictionaries, chiefly for educational purposes. He died at his house in Gibson Square,

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, on 30 April 1849.

Works

''The Scientific and Literary Treasury''
(London 1843)
''Treasury of Natural History''
(London 1852) * '' The biographical treasury, a dictionary of universal biography'' (London 1854) * ''The History of the World: Comprising a General History, Both Ancient and Modern, of All the ...''
Volume IVolume II
(New York 1856-1862)
''The treasury of knowledge and library of reference''
(London 1859)
''Treasury of History''
(London 1864) * "Universal Class Book"

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''The Imperial dictionary of universal biography: a series of original memoirs of distinguished men''
(London 1863), vol. III, p. 350 {{DEFAULTSORT:Maunder, Samuel 1785 births 1849 deaths British writers