Watkins, John, active 1792-1831

found: Memoirs of the public and private life of Right Hon. R.B. Sheridan, 1817:t.p. (John Watkins)

found: An essay towards a history of Bideford ... 1993:t.p. (John Watkins) biographical sketch (said to have been born on Aug. 6, 1765 in Bideford)

found: His An universal biographical and historical dictionary, 1800:t.p. (John Watkins)

found: Wikipedia, viewed 16 January 2015:(John Watkins (writer); fl. 1792-1831. An English miscellaneous writer, known as a biographer. He is most famous for being the author of An Universal Biographical and Historical Dictionary. Born in Devon, educated at Bristol. Watkins moved to London soon after beginning to write, probably about 1794. His latest preface is dated 30 May 1831. He also translated from the Latin George Buchanan's History of Scotland.)

found: Dictionary of national biography, viewed 16 January 2015:Watkins, John (fl. c.1786-1831) (On the title pages of his later publications, Watkins is described as LLD but from where he obtained the degree is unknown. So is the date of his death.)