John Addington Symonds
From QueerBio.com
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1840 - 1893
Occupation
Writer
Description
Historian, literary critic, poet, and translator. Early gay rights activist, pioneering the term 'homosexuality'. Noted for his studies on the Renaissance. His writings is considered some of the earliest work of homosexual autobiography.
See Also
- LGBTQ Individuals and Academics of the Renaissance Period
- Literary Critics and Editors Who Identify as LGBTQ
- LGBTQ Historians
