Gilbert Abbott à Beckett
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Birth Date 17 February 1811
Death Date August 1856
Personal Name Gilbert Abbott À Beckett
Alternate Names
- Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett
- Gilbert Abbott À'Beckett
- Gilbert Abbott A Beckett
- Gilbert Abbott a'Beckett
- Gilbert Abbott À Beckett
A founder of first Figaro in London and then Punch, Gilbert Abbott à Beckett was also a magistrate, a playwright, and a long-time companion of Charles Dickens and of William Makepeace Thackeray, but best known as a satirist.
His sons Gilbert Arthur à Beckett (1837-1891) and Arthur William à Beckett (1844-1909) pursued similar careers in satire and may easily be confused with him.