1708 in literature

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See also: 1707 in literature, other events of 1708, 1709 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• Joseph Trapp becomes Oxford Professor of Poetry.

New books

• La Foire de Beaucaire - Anne de La Roche-Guilhem

Births

• April 23 - Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet
• unknown date - Richard Dawes, English classical scholar
• unknown date - Thomas Seward, English poet

Deaths

• October 11 - Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, philosopher
• October 22 - Hermann Witsius, theologian
• date unknown - Johannes Kelpius, polymath
• date unknown - Nicolae Milescu, travel writer
• date unknown - William Walsh, poet and critic