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William Beckford of Somerley (13/24 September 1744 – 5 February 1799) was an English-West Indian slave-owner in Jamaica, and an author of works on Jamaican topography and conditions in slavery, and ancient French history.

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  • William Beckford von Somerley (de)
  • William Beckford di Somerley (it)
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  • William Beckford von Somerley (* 1744 in Jamaika; † 5. Februar 1799 in London) war ein jamaikanischer Plantagenbesitzer und Autor. Er war ein illegitimer Sohn von und gehörte so zu der auf Jamaika sehr einflussreichen Familie der Beckfords. Zu seinen Besitzungen gehörte die Zuckerrohrpflanzung Roaring River Estate in Westmoreland Parish im Westen Jamaikas. (de)
  • William Beckford of Somerley (13/24 September 1744 – 5 February 1799) was an English-West Indian slave-owner in Jamaica, and an author of works on Jamaican topography and conditions in slavery, and ancient French history. (en)
  • William Beckford di Somerley (Giamaica, 1744 – Londra, 5 febbraio 1799) è stato un imprenditore e scrittore giamaicano. Figlio illegittimo di Richard ed Elizabeth Hay, nacque e crebbe nei Caraibi. La sua famiglia possedeva una piantagione, la a Westmoreland Parish. Nel 1767 (o l'anno successivo), fu accompagnato in giro per l'Europa probabilmente da Patrick Brydone. Passò anche dall'Italia, dove tornò nel 1770. Dopo aver vissuto tra Roma e la Svizzera, nel 1773 sposò la cugina Charlotte Hay a Londra. (it)
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