Surname: Knowles Forename(s): James Thomas b. 13 October 1831. d. 13 February 1908. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Journal editor, architect, and poet. Born in Reigate, Surrey. Educated at University
College, London. Travelled in Italy (1853-1854). Married twice, Jane Emma Borradaile
in 1860 and Isabel Mary Hewlett in February 1865. Original member of the Metaphysical
Society (1869-1881). Became a fellow at the Royal Institute of British Architects
in 1870. Editor of the Contemporary Review (1870-1877). Founding editor of The Nineteenth Century in 1877. Made Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1903. Close friends
with Alfred Tennyson and William Gladstone. Biographical information: ODNB. (AC, CC)