William Hamilton

Sir William Douglas Hamilton (December 13, 1730–April 6, 1803) was a Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and volcanologist. Sir William Hamilton A portait by Henry Hudson, 1787, mezzotint Source: http://www. ... Sir William Hamilton A portait by Henry Hudson, 1787, mezzotint Source: http://www. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The United Nations, with its headquarters in New York City, is the largest international diplomatic organization. ... An antiquarian or antiquary is one concerned with antiquities or things of the past. ... Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology) is the study of volcanos, lava, magma and related geological phenomena. ...

Hamilton was the fourth son of Lord Archibald Hamilton, governor of Jamaica. He served in the army from 1747, but left it after his marriage to Catherine Barlow, daughter of MP Hugh Barlow, on January 25, 1758. Catherine died on August 25, 1782. The couple had no children. Archibald Hamilton was the son of Paul Hamilton, and an officer in the United States Navy. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Hamilton was England's ambassador to the court of Naples from 1764 - 1800. During this time he studied local volcanic activity and earthquakes, and wrote a book on the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. He collected Greek vases and other antiquities, selling part of his collection to the British Museum in 1772. His second collection went down with HMS Colossus while being transported to England in 1798. Naples panorama Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples. ... Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania. ... The main entrance to the British Museum. ... The first HMS Colossus was a 74-gun ship of the line in the British Royal Navy. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

His other books include Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines (1766–67) and Observations on Mount Vesuvius (1772).

In 1786, a stunning young lady was sent to Sir William by his nephew, Charles Greville, in exchange for him settling Greville's debts. Like most of the men who wandered into her orbit, Sir William was smitten with Emma Lyon, who performed dances inspired by classical elements for himself and his guests, including Goethe, while wearing no undergarments. However, he made no advances until she was ready to accept him. They married on September 6, 1791 at St. Georges, Hanover Square, London. He was 60; she was 26. She later became the lover of Horatio Nelson, a man Sir William admired greatly, and whose liaison he reportedly encouraged. Emma Hamilton, in one of dozens of portraits by George Romney, at the height of her beauty in the 1780s Emma Hamilton (Lady Hamilton) (April 26, 1765 - January 16, 1815) is best remembered as the mistress of Lord Nelson. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (pronounced [gø tə]) (August 28, 1749–March 22, 1832) was a German writer, politician, humanist, scientist, and philosopher. ... This article is about the day of the year. ... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Lord Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (September 29, 1758 – October 21, 1805) was a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ...

Hamilton's life was fictionalized by Susan Sontag in her novel The Volcano Lover: A Romance. Susan Sontag (January 28, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was a well-known American essayist, novelist, left wing intellectual, and activist. ... The Volcano Lover is a 1992 novel by Susan Sontag, set largely in Naples It focuses upon Emma Hamilton, her marriage to William Hamilton, the scandal relating to her affair with Lord Nelson, her abandonment, and her descent into poverty. ...