John Bigland

John Bigland
Born	1750 Skirlaugh, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	23 February 1832 (age 82) Finningley, South Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Historian and schoolmaster

John Bigland (1750 – 22 February 1832) was an English schoolmaster and later an historian.

He was born of poor parents at Skirlaugh in the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Bigland began his career as a village schoolmaster. In 1803, he published his first work occasioned, on his own account, by his religious scepticism. His work was a success, and he became a professional author, publishing in rapid succession a series of popular books, mainly connected with geography and history.

He was the author of articles in magazines; of a continuation to April 1808 of George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton's History of England in a Series of Letters from a Nobleman to his Son; and of an addition of the period of George III to Oliver Goldsmith's History of England. His other works include:

Towards the end of his life, Bigland resided at Finningley, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. He died, age eighty-two, in Finningley.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 

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