Isaac Gompertz | |
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| Born | 1774 (1774) Middlesex, England |
| Died | (1856-02-25)25 February 1856 (aged 82) London, England |
| Resting place | Brompton Cemetery, London |
| Pen name | J. Gompertz |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Years active | 1813–1825 |
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| Children | 3 |
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Isaac Gompertz (1774 – 25 February 1856) was an English poet. He was known for the poems "The Modern Antique", "Time, or Light and Shade" and "Devon", the latter of which was published under the nameJ. Gompertz.
Isaac Gompertz was born into a Jewish family inMiddlesex, in 1774.[1][2] He was one of at least 15 children of Solomon Barent Gompertz, a London diamond merchant, and his second wife, Leah Deborah Cohen.[1] His brothers included theanimal rights activist and inventorLewis Gompertz and the mathematician and actuaryBenjamin Gompertz.[3] He later composed epitaphs for his brother Barent and for Lewis' wife.[4][5]
Gompertz was known for his poems "The Modern Antique", "Time, or Light and Shade", and "Devon".[6] Contemporaries, includingAlexander Jamieson,[7] compared Gompertz to literary figures such asDryden,Pope,Addison andGray.[8] His works garnered positive attention fromLeigh Hunt and were well received by the contemporary press.[9][10] His final work,Devon, a Poem, was published under the name J. Gompertz.[1]
On 3 December 1818, Gompertz married Charlotte Florence Wattier atSt Mary's Church, Ealing. They had three sons.[1]
Gompertz died at his home inEbury Street, London, on 25 February 1856, at the age of 82. He was buried atBrompton Cemetery.[1]
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