Edward Gibbon
/ˌedwəd ˈɡɪbən/
/ˌedwərd ˈɡɪbən/
- (1737-94) an English historian and Member of Parliament who spent much of his life writing his main work, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. He is regarded as one of the major thinker and writers of the Age of Enlightenment in Britain.
爱德华·吉本（Edward Gibbon）：（1737-94）是一位英国历史学家和国会议员，一生中大部分时间都在撰写他的主要著作《罗马帝国的衰落与衰落》。他被认为是英国启蒙时代的主要思想家和作家之一。