George Walter Thornbury

George Walter Thornbury (13 November 1828 – 11 June 1876) was an English author.

George Thornbury was born on 13 November 1828, the son of a London solicitor, reared by his aunt and educated by her husband, Reverend Barton Bouchier.

[1] A journalist by profession, he also wrote verse, novels, art criticism and popular historical and topographical sketches.

He began his career in 1845 with contributions to Bristol Journal and wrote later mainly for the Athenaeum.

[2] Thornbury died of overwork at Camberwell House Asylum, London, at the early age of 47, and was buried in Nunhead Cemetery.