the ledger of connections
The Connections of Jane Austen
English novelist whose social comedies never left print Every person recorded alongside Jane Austen in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Jane Austen in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- George Austen, Cassandra Leigh
- Siblings
- Edward Austen Knight, Francis Austen, Cassandra Austen, Charles Austen, George Austen, Henry Thomas Austen, James Austen
- Influenced by
- Samuel Johnson, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Ann Radcliffe
- Influenced
- Margaret Atwood
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1775 to 1817.
Modern era
William III of the Netherlands
February 19, 1817 – November 23, 1890
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817-1890)
Modern era
Joseph Smith
December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844
American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)
Modern era
Bahaullah
November 12, 1817 – May 29, 1892
Founder of the Bahá'í Faith (1817–1892)
Modern era
George Washington
February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799
Commander of the American Revolution and first President of the United States
Modern era
Napoleon Bonaparte
August 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821
French emperor and general whose campaigns redrew the map of Europe
Modern era
Benito Juarez
March 21, 1806 – July 18, 1872
President of Mexico from 1858 to 1872
Modern era
Abraham Lincoln
February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865
US President who preserved the Union and ended slavery in America
Modern era
Benjamin Disraeli
December 21, 1804 – April 19, 1881
British statesman (1804–1881)
Modern era
William Gladstone
December 29, 1809 – May 19, 1898
British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)
Early Modern era
Charles III
January 20, 1716 – December 14, 1788
King of Spain from 1759 to 1788
Early Modern era
Abdul Momin of Brunei
May 21, 1788 – May 29, 1885
Sultan of Brunei (1788-1885)
Early Modern era
King Sobhuza I
1780 – 1836
King of Eswatini