About Grace Gethin
Lived 1676 – 1697 (aged 20–21). Grace Gethin was an English and British writer and essayist.
Grace Gethin (; 1676 – 1697) was an English essayist. She died young and her parents paid for memorials to her.
Life
Gethin was born in 1676, probably at Abbotsleigh. She was the last child of Frances Norton, Lady Norton and her husband Sir George Norton. They had already had two children who had died young. Her mother wrote books about her grief.
After her death, 29 essays were published with her as the nominal author. Later analysis reveals that Francis Bacon's words appear without attribution in a quarter of them.
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Who was Grace Gethin?
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When was Grace Gethin born?
Grace Gethin was born in 1676.
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Grace Gethin died on 11 October 1697.
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Grace Gethin was a writer and essayist.
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Grace Gethin was English and British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Grace Gethin. https://biography.guide/grace-gethin/
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