John Dickens | |
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Born | |
Died | 31 March 1851 London, England | (aged 65)
Nationality | English |
Known for | Father of novelist Charles Dickens |
Spouse | Elizabeth Barrow |
Children | Frances Dickens Charles Dickens Alfred Allen Dickens Letitia Dickens Harriet Dickens Frederick Dickens Alfred Lamert Dickens Augustus Dickens |
Parent(s) | William Dickens Elizabeth Ball |
John Dickens (21 August 1785 – 31 March 1851) was the father of the famous English novelist Charles Dickens and was the model for Mr Micawber in his son's semi-autobiographical novel David Copperfield.