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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Nathaniel William Taylor
• William Taylor
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Taylor, Marshall William, D.D.
• Taylor, Nathaniel William, D.D.
• Taylor, William Cooke, Ll.d.
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• Taylor, William

Literary historian and critic, born at Norwich; residence on the Continent enabled him to master French, Italian, and especially German, and confirmed him in his taste for literature, to pursue which he abandoned business; various essays and reviews formed the groundwork of his elaborate "Historic Survey of German Literature," the first systematic survey of German literature presented to English readers; taught German to George Borrow, who in "Lavengro" sketched his interesting personality, which may be further studied in his correspondence with Southey, Scott, etc. (1765-1836).