William Empson (lawyer)

For the 20th-century literary critic, see William Empson.

A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales.

William Empson (1791 – 10 December 1852) was an English barrister, professor and journalist.

William Empson was educated at Winchester, and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He was Professor at the East India Company's College from 1824 to 1852. He contributed regularly to the Edinburgh Review (1823–49) and was for some years its editor (1847–52).

  1. ^ "Empson, William (EM807W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.