Benjamin Heath Malkin

William Blake's frontispiece to A Father's Memoirs of his Child (1806), combining a portrait with a symbolic image of the child's soul departing the earth
Benjamin Heath Malkin
Benjamin Heath Malkin by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey, pencil, circa 1818
Born23 March 1769
London
Died26 May 1842
Cowbridge
Academic background
Alma materHarrow School
Academic work
Main interestsWilliam Blake, history of South Wales, Gil Blas
Notable worksEssays on Subjects connected with Civilization, A Father's Memoirs of his Child

Benjamin Heath Malkin ((1769-03-23)23 March 1769 – 26 May 1842(1842-05-26) (aged 73)[1]) was a British scholar and writer notable for his connection to the artist and poet William Blake.

  1. ^ Murphy, G. Martin. "Malkin, Benjamin Heath (1770–1842)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17885. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)