(1737–94), English historian. He is best known for his multi-volume work The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776–88), chapters of which aroused controversy for their critical account of the spread of Christianity.
Definition of Gibbon, Edward in US English:
Gibbon, Edward
proper nounˈɡibən
(1737–94), English historian. He is best known for his multivolume work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776–88).