Gilbert Austin
Irish educator/clergyman/author
About Gilbert Austin
Lived 1753 – 1837 (aged 83–84). Gilbert Austin was an Irish rhetorician.
Gilbert Austin (1753–1837) was an Irish educator, clergyman and author. Austin is best known for his 1806 book on chironomia, Chironomia, or a Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery. Heavily influenced by classical writers, Austin stressed the importance of voice and gesture to a successful oration.
Biography Gilbert Austin was born in 1753 in County Louth, Ireland. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, Austin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1774 and his Master of Arts degree in 1780. After graduating, Austin established a private school in Dublin where he taught the sons of Ireland's elite, including Augustus Frederick FitzGerald, later the third Duke of Leinster.
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Irish educator/clergyman/author
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Gilbert Austin was born in 1753.
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Gilbert Austin died in 1837.
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Gilbert Austin was a rhetorician.
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