Author: Gilbert Abbott à Beckett
Alternate names: Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett; Gilbert Abbott À'Beckett; Gilbert Abbott A Beckett; Gilbert Abbott a'Beckett; Gilbert Abbott À Beckett; Gilbert Abbott A 'Beckett; Gilbert Abbott a. Beckett; Gilbert Abbott A︡ Beckett; Gilbert Abbott à Beckett; Gilbert Abbott Beckett; A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott; G. A. à Beckett; Gilbert Abbott a Beckett; G À Beckett; G. À Beckett; G. A. A'Beckett; Gilbert Abbott À Beckett; Gilbert Abbott À'Beckett; Gilbert à Beckett; Gilbert A. A'Beckett; Gilbert Albert A'Beckett
Born: 17 February 1811
Died: August 1856
Bio: A founder of first *Figaro in London* and then *Punch*, Gilbert Abbott à Beckett was also a magistrate, a playwright, and a long-time companion of Charles Dickens and of William Makepeace Thackeray, but best known as a satirist.  

His sons Gilbert Arthur à Beckett (1837-1891) and Arthur William à Beckett (1844-1909) pursued similar careers in satire and may easily be confused with him.