Where our "Men of the Time" are Born

From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia

Where our "Men of the Time" are Born is an article published in august 1888 in Nineteenth Century.


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Where our "Men of the Time" are Born

The following interesting analysis of the birthplaces of the most notable "men of the Time" is extracted from Dr. A. Conan Doyle's paper in the Nineteenth Century for August. The shortcomings of "Men of the Time" have often been complained of. The present table will enable residents in every county to see how incomplete is the list of notables in that standard work of reference. The allocation of notables to counties is governed in every case by the accident of birthplace:—

See list on the image below:

The Pall Mall Gazette (15 august 1888)