Arthur Thomas Malkin

Born in 1803, Arthur Thomas Malkin was an English writer remembered for work that ranged across history, biography, and literary subjects. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, and came from a notably literary family: his father was Benjamin Heath Malkin, the schoolmaster and antiquary.

Alongside his writing, Malkin was active in pursuits that give his life a broader shape than that of a purely desk-bound author. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, and he is also remembered as an early alpinist; accounts of his climbs connect him with the 1840 ascent of the Hockenhorn in the Bernese Alps.

His books include Historical Parallels and contributions to biographical collections such as The Gallery of Portraits with Memoirs. He died in 1888, leaving behind the kind of varied Victorian career that joined books, sport, and exploration.