P. G. (Peter George) Patmore

Peter George Patmore was an English journalist and writer born in 1786 and remembered as a friend and associate of figures such as William Hazlitt and Charles Lamb. He chose a literary life rather than entering his father’s business, and he became part of the energetic essay and journalism culture of early 19th-century London.

Patmore is especially noted for works that mix criticism, memoir, and social observation. Because he knew major writers of his day personally, his writing can feel close to the scene itself, offering readers not just opinion but atmosphere and character as well.

He died in 1855. Reliable image sources reviewed here did not provide a clear usable portrait, so no profile image is included.