by Paul K Lyons
DESCRIPTOR LISTINGS
social to 1799___ social
from 1800___ travel to 1799___ travel from 1800
domestic___ literary___ love/sex___ political___ religious
people___ self___ society___ family___ health
maritime, military
art, film, music, sport, theatre
exploration, geology, nature, science
archaeology, architecture, creativity,
culture, language
farming, horses, transport, village, weather
commerce, education, law, philosophy, prison,
psychology
childhood, historyeye, nazism, royalty,
slavery
European countries___ non-European
countries
travel to 1799 (sorted
by diary dates)
Surname, first name___ born-died ___ nationality ___ occupation ___ diary
dates
Data ___ Daishi, Jikaku ___ 793-864
___ Japanese ___ diplomat, priest, writer ___ 838-848
Data ___ Tsurayuki, Kino ___ 869-945
___ Japanese ___ poet, diplomat ___ 935
Data ___ Khusraw, Nasir-i ___ 1004-1088
___ Iranian ___ civilservant, poet ___ 1045-1052
Data ___ Michichika, Minamoto
___ 1149-1202 ___ Japanese ___ politician, poet ___ 1180-1181
Data ___ Abutsu, ___ 1220c-1283g ___
Japanese ___ courtier, priest ___ 1240 1275
Data ___ Nijo, ___ 1258-1306g ___ Japanese
___ n/a ___ 1271-1306g
Data ___ Sogi, ___ 1421g-1501 ___ Japanese
___ priest, writer ___ 1468 1480
Data ___ Pu, Ch'oe ___ 1454-1504 ___ Korean
___ diplomat ___ 1487-1488
Data ___ Columbus, Christopher ___
1451-1506 ___ Italian ___ sailor ___ 1492-1493 1498
Data ___ Socho, Saiokuken ___ 1448-1532
___ Japanese ___ writer ___ 1501 1515 1522-1527
Data ___ Torkington, Richard ___
n/a-n/a ___ British ___ priest ___ 1516-1517
Data ___ Pigafetta, Antonio ___
1491c-1534c ___ Italian ___ sailor ___ 1519-1522
Data ___ Dürer, Albrecht ___ 1471-1528
___ German ___ painter ___ 1520-1521
Data ___ Torre, Tomás de la
___ 1510c-1567 ___ Spanish ___ priest ___ 1544-1545
Data ___ Walsingham, Francis ___
1532g-1590 ___ British ___ diplomat ___ 1570-1583
Data ___ De Montaigne, Michel
___ 1533-1592 ___ French ___ lawyer ___ 1580-1581
Data ___ von Münchhausen,
Ludolf ___ 1570-1640 ___ German ___ landowner ___ 1590
Data ___ Choshoshi, Kinoshita ___
1569-1649 ___ Japanese ___ soldier, poet ___ 1592
Data ___ Lassota Von Steblau,
Erich ___ 1550g-1594 ___ Russian ___ diplomat ___ 1594
Data ___ Waldstein, ___ 1581-1623
___ Czech ___ n/a ___ 1597-1603
Data ___ Dallam, Thomas ___ 1575c-1630c
___ British ___ craftsperson, musician ___ 1598-1600
Data ___ Coverte, Robert ___ n/a-n/a
___ British ___ sailor ___ 1607-1611
Data ___ Brereton, William ___ 1604-1661
___ British ___ soldier ___ 1634-1635
Data ___ Razan, Hayashi ___ 1583-1657
___ Japanese ___ philosopher, priest ___ 1616
Data ___ Herbert, Thomas ___ 1606-1682
___ British ___ historian ___ 1627-1629
Data ___ Reresby, John ___ 1634-1689
___ British ___ politician ___ 1634-1689
Data ___ Evelyn, John ___ 1620-1706
___ British ___ writer ___ 1640-1706
Data ___ Pasek, Jan ___ 1636c-1701
___ Polish ___ soldier, writer ___ 1650g-1701g
Data ___ Thoresby, Ralph ___ 1658-1724
___ British ___ antiquary ___ 1667-1724
Data ___ Teonge, Henry ___ 1620-1690
___ British ___ priest ___ 1675-1676 1678-1679
Data ___ Basho, Matsuo ___ 1644-1694
___ Japanese ___ poet ___ 1684-1691
Data ___ Fiennes, Celia ___ 1662-1741
___ British ___ n/a ___ 1695-1697
Data ___ d'Ibberville, Pierre
Lemoyne ___ 1661-1706 ___ Canadian ___ sailor, explorer ___ 1698-1699
Data ___ Perceval, John ___ 1683-1748
___ Irish ___ politician ___ 1701 1728-1747
Data ___ Scott, John ___ 1685c-1708
___ Irish ___ priest ___ 1704-1708
Data ___ Wesley, John ___ 1703-1791
___ British ___ priest ___ 1725-1791
Data ___ Boltzius, Johann Martin
___ n/a-n/a ___ German ___ priest ___ 1734
Data ___ Von Reck, Philipp Georg
___ n/a-n/a ___ German ___ civilservant ___ 1734
Data ___ Whitefield, George ___
1714-1770 ___ British ___ priest ___ 1736-1745
Data ___ Wesley, Charles ___
1707-1788 ___ British ___ priest ___ 1736-1756
Data ___ Gray, Thomas ___ 1716-1771
___ British ___ poet ___ 1739 1755 1765 1769
Data ___ Pococke, Richard ___ 1704-1765
___ British ___ priest ___ 1747 1750 1752 1760
Data ___ Washington, George ___
1732-1799 ___ American ___ landowner, soldier, politician ___ 1748-1799
Data ___ Walpole, Horace ___ 1717-1797
___ British ___ writer, antiquary ___ 1751-1789
Data ___ Bray, William ___ 1736-1832
___ British ___ antiquary ___ 1756-1800
Data ___ Boswell, James ___ 1740-1795
___ British ___ writer, lawyer ___ 1762-1794
Data ___ Cole, William ___ 1714-1782
___ British ___ priest, antiquary ___ 1765-1767
Data ___ Coke, Mary ___ 1727-1811 ___
British ___ n/a ___ 1766-1791
Data ___ Thrale, Hester Lynch Piozzi
___ 1741-1821 ___ British ___ writer ___ 1766-1809
Data ___ Cook, James ___ 1728-1779 ___
British ___ sailor ___ 1768-1779
Data ___ Windham, William ___ 1750-1810
___ British ___ politician ___ 1769-1810
Data ___ Cresswell, Nicholas ___
1750-1804 ___ British ___ farmer ___ 1774-1777
Data ___ Croghan, George ___ 1720c-1782
___ Irish ___ tradesman, civilservant ___ 1751g-1767g
Data ___ Dyott, William ___ 1761-1846
___ British ___ soldier ___ 1781-1845
Data ___ Berry, Mary ___ 1763-1852
___ British ___ n/a ___ 1783-1848
Data ___ Goethe, Johann Wolfgang ___
1749-1832 ___ German ___ civilservant, writer ___ 1786-1788
Data ___ Wynne, Eugenia ___
1780-n/a ___ British ___ n/a ___ 1789-1811
Data ___ Simcoe, Elizabeth ___ 1762-1850
___ British ___ n/a ___ 1791-1796
Data ___ Von Lowenstern, Hermann
Ludwig ___ 1777-1836 ___ German ___ sailor ___ 1793-1815
Data ___ Rawdon, Francis ___ 1754-1826
___ British ___ soldier, diplomat ___ 1794-1795 1813-1818
Data ___ Marsden, John ___ 1768-1840
___ British ___ merchant ___ 1795-1816
Data ___ Green, Thomas ___ 1769-1825
___ British ___ lawyer ___ 1796-1811
Data ___ Niemcewicz, Julian Ursyn
___ 1757-1841 ___ Polish ___ writer, politician ___ 1797-1799 1805
Data ___ Wordsworth, Dorothy ___
1771-1855 ___ British ___ writer ___ 1798-1828
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IMPORTANT NOTES:
These descriptors are only meant as a vague guide
and must be treated with caution. I have not examined
the diaries myself, so the descriptors are only guesses based on bibliographies,
anthologies and internet biographies. In many cases, the diaries mentioned
on this website will contain good content on descriptor topics for which
they have not been listed. There are three types of descriptors: those which
describe broad themes of a diary in general (i.e. literary, social, military
or travel); subjects where the topic is known to have been of some concern
to the diarist (such as weather, education or slavery); and countries outside
of the diarist's home nation (where the diarist is known to have written
about them). The descriptor 'society' is for diaries which record
details about what, for want of a better term, could be called high society,
while 'social' is a descriptor for diaries which record details about
the behaviour and habits of the less privileged. 'Literary' is a
descriptor for diaries considered literary or about the literary world.
'People' is a descriptor for diaries which contain references to
famous characters; and 'historyeye' is a term I've used for diarists
writing with first hand experience of historically famous events.