judge (born 1776) 1 February – Edward Donovan, writer, traveller and amateur zoologist (born 1768) 19 February – Thomas Burgess author, philosopher and Bishop (born 1756) 31 March – John Constable, painter (born 1776) 31 May – Joseph Grimaldi, clown (born 1778) 20 June – William IV (born 1765) 24 June – Henry Thynne, 3rd Marquess of Bath, naval officer and politician (born 1797) 1 August – Walter Geikie, painter (born 1795) 22 September – William George Horner, mathematician (born 1786) 7 December – Robert Nicoll, poet (born 1814) See also 1837 in Scotland References Years of the 19th century in the United Kingdom