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William Carus Wilson

English churchman

Died when: 68 years 176 days (821 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

William Carus Wilson

William Carus Wilson (7 July 1791 – 30 December 1859) was an English churchman and the founder and editor of the long-lived monthly The Children's Friend.

He was the inspiration for Mr Brocklehurst, the autocratic head of Lowood School, depicted by Charlotte Brontë in her 1847 novel Jane Eyre.


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