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Thomas Park (1759–1834) was an English antiquary and bibliographer, also known as a literary editor. ==Life== He was the son of parents who lived at East Acton, Middlesex. When ten years old he was sent to a grammar school at Heighington, County Durham, and remained there for more than five years. He was brought up as an engraver, and produced mezzotint portraits, including John Thomas, bishop of Rochester, and Miss Penelope Boothby, after Sir Joshua Reynolds; Mrs. Jordan as the Comic Muse, after John Hoppner; and a Magdalen after Ubaldo Gandolfi. In 1797 he abandoned this career, and devoted himself to literature and the study of antiquities. In London he lived in turn in Piccadilly; Marylebone High Street, where Richard Heber used to drink tea two or three times a week; Durweston Street, Portman Square; and Hampstead, where he was involved with local charities. On 11 March 1802 he was admitted as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries; but he resigned in 1815 for financial reasons. He sold his books to Thomas Hill (1760–1840), with the condition that he could still consult them. Later they went to Longmans, and, after being catalogued by A. F. Griffiths in ''Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica'' were dispersed by sale. He edited many works, and assisted leading antiquaries in their researches. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1821.〔(American Antiquarian Society Members Directory )〕 Park died at Church Row, Hampstead, where he had resided for thirty years, on 26 November 1834, aged 75. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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