Charles William King

Charles William King (5 September 1818 – 25 March 1888) was a British Victorian writer and collector of gems.

King was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, and entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1836.

[2] King spent much time in Italy, where he laid the foundation of his collection of engraved gems and gemstones, which, having been increased by subsequent purchases in London, was sold by him in consequence of his failing eyesight, and was presented in 1881 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

He also translated Plutarch's Moralia (1882) and the theosophical works of the Emperor Julian (1888), for Bohn's Classical Library.

[5] King died on 25 March 1888 and was buried in a family vault at Highgate Cemetery (east side).