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George Isaacs

1825 – 1876

Australian author

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About George Isaacs

Lived 1825 – 1876 (aged 50–51). George Isaacs was a writer.

George Samuel Isaacs (5 January 1825 – 14 February 1876) was an Australian writer. Born in England to a Jewish family, he moved to Adelaide, South Australia with his wife and child in 1851. Often writing under the pseudonym "A Pendragon", Isaacs' 1856 novel, The Queen of the South became the first novel to be published in South Australia,

While in South Australia he founded The Critic, and contributed to other publications such as The Bunyip and The Observer.

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1825, London
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Who was George Isaacs?

Australian author (1825-1876)

When was George Isaacs born?

George Isaacs was born in 1825 in London.

When did George Isaacs die?

George Isaacs died on 14 February 1876 in Adelaide.

What was George Isaacs's occupation?

George Isaacs was a writer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Isaacs

· Wikidata: Q98833565

· DBpedia: George Isaacs (author)

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