Biography.guide
Home › People › Antiquarian › Thomas Rodd
Portrait of Thomas Rodd

Thomas Rodd

1763 – 1822

English bookseller, antiquarian and Hispanist

AntiquarianTranslator Publisher
Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Thomas Rodd

Lived 1763 – 1822 (aged 58–59). Thomas Rodd was an antiquarian, translator, publisher and bookseller.

Thomas Rodd (1763–1822) was an English bookseller, antiquarian and Hispanist; Rodd purchased some Greek manuscripts for the British Museum (e.g. codices: Minuscule 272, Minuscule 498).

He translated some old ballads into English: Ancient Ballads from the Civil Wars of Granada and the Twelve Peers of France (London, 1801). He also translated part 1 of a Spanish historical novel by Gines Perez de Hita as The Civil Wars of Granada (London, 1803). Then he published an adaptation of the Historia Caroli Magni: History of Charles the Great and Orlando, ascribed to Archbishop Turpin; translated from the Latin in Spanheim’s Lives of ecclesiastical writers: together with English metrical versions of the most celebrated ancient Spanish ballads relating to the twelve peers of France mentioned in Don Quixote (London: Printed for T. Rodd and T. Boosey, 1812); Rodd translated Damián López de Tortajada, Los doce pares de Francia (Twelve Peers of France).

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1763, London
Birth century
Died
1822, London
Occupation
Antiquarian, translator, publisher, bookseller
Also known as
Thomas Rodd the elder

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Thomas Rodd's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Thomas Rodd?

English bookseller, antiquarian and Hispanist

When was Thomas Rodd born?

Thomas Rodd was born in 1763 in London.

When did Thomas Rodd die?

Thomas Rodd died in 1822 in London.

What was Thomas Rodd's occupation?

Thomas Rodd was an antiquarian, translator, publisher and bookseller.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thomas Rodd

· Wikidata: Q7793609

· DBpedia: Thomas Rodd

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Thomas Rodd. https://biography.guide/thomas-rodd/

MLA: "Thomas Rodd." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/thomas-rodd/.

Chicago: "Thomas Rodd." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/thomas-rodd/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 04:58 UTC