Charles Dickinson FRS (6 March 1755 – 5 February 1827) was an English gentleman, magistrate, amateur scientist, and literary dilettante.
[1] On his election (27 November 1800) as a Fellow of the Royal Society, Charles Dickinson was described as a "gentleman well versed in various branches of natural science, and distinguished for his knowledge in polite literature."
[1] On 7 March 1799 at his residence at 32 Soho Square, Sir Joseph Banks chaired a meeting that formed the Royal Institution of Great Britain by resolution of the subscribers of 50 guineas each.
Charles Dickinson set up his own printing press and persuaded Mary Mitford to edit his translations of the work of Dante, Tasso, Ariosto, Petrarch, Ovid, and Virgil.
[1] Charles Dickinson belonged to several of the most distinguished literary clubs in London and for many years served as an active magistrate in Berkshire.
[1] Frances Dickinson (1820–1898) married John Edward Geils, gave birth to four daughters, and then divorced, resuming the use of her maiden name.