Gilbert Dyer
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A Restoration of the Ancient Modes of bestowing Names on the Rivers, Hills, &c. of Britain
Vulgar Errors, Ancient and Modern
Gilbert Dyer | |
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| Born | 14 September 1743 Dunstone, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England |
| Died | 19 October 1820 (aged 77) Exeter, England |
| Occupations | Bookseller, antiquarian writer |
| Notable work | The Principles of Atheism proved to be unfounded from the Nature of Man A Restoration of the Ancient Modes of bestowing Names on the Rivers, Hills, &c. of Britain Vulgar Errors, Ancient and Modern |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Sayer (m. 1772) Sarah Finnemore (m. 1789) |
| Children | 2 |
Gilbert Dyer (1743–1820) was an English bookseller, known also as an antiquarian writer.
The son of Gilbert Dyer, a schoolmaster on the eastern side of Dartmoor, he was born in the hamlet of Dunstone in the parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, and baptised on 14 September 1743. After working as his father's assistant, he was appointed in June 1767 master of the school at Tucker's Hall, Exeter, and was there for 21 years.[1]
About 1788 Dyer opened a bookseller's shop opposite the Guildhall in Exeter, and soon became prominent in the trade, in the west of England. He was noted for catalogues and a circulating library. William Hone remarked on their impressive warehouse of theology.[1]
Until a few days before his death Dyer seemed in good health, but he succumbed to a fever. He died at Exeter on 19 October 1820.[1]
