1772 in literature

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See also: 1771 in literature, other events of 1772, 1773 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

New Books

• The Encyclopédie in 28 volumes by Diderot, d'Alembert, and many others.
• The Daft Days - Robert Fergusson
• The Fashionable Lover (play) - Richard Cumberland

Births

• October 21 - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• December 6 - Henry Cary

Deaths

• March 29 - Emanuel Swedenborg
• October 7 - John Woolman

Awards