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Sydney, Lady Morgan

Sydney, Lady Morgan, Irish author and poet (died 1859)

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Born
December 25, 1776
Died
April 14, 1859
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1776

About Sydney, Lady Morgan

Sydney, Lady Morgan (née Owenson; c. 1778 – 14 April 1859), was an Irish novelist, best known for The Wild Irish Girl (1806), a romantic, and some critics suggest, "proto-feminist", novel with political and patriotic overtones. Her work, including continental travelogues, sparked controversy and faced censorship. She counted Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron among her defenders.

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Sydney, Lady Morgan timeline

  1. Born: December 25, 1776
  2. Died: April 14, 1859

The world when Sydney, Lady Morgan was born

Sydney, Lady Morgan was born in 1776. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1776

  • Best-selling bookCommon Sense by Thomas Paine

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineAmerican Declaration of Independence signed
  • Technology milestoneJames Watt installs first commercial steam engine
  • World population~770M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderContinental Congress (no president yet)
  • U.S. population2.5M

1776 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sydney, Lady Morgan's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure17762026
Population2.5M341 million

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