▁and ▁served ▁his ▁app rent ices hip ▁as ▁an ▁ap othe c ary ▁before ▁dev oting ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁British ▁plants . ▁ ▁Jane ▁Aust en ▁( 1 7 7 5 – 1 8 1 7 ), ▁Georg ian ▁novel ist , ▁lived ▁in ▁Ch aw ton ▁just ▁outside ▁Al ton ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁until ▁her ▁death , ▁and ▁wrote ▁or ▁re vised ▁six ▁nov els ▁there . ▁ ▁Card inal ▁New man ▁( 1 8 0 1 – 1 8 9 0 ), ▁English ▁Catholic , ▁lived ▁in ▁Al ton ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁ ▁William ▁Curt is ▁Green ▁( 1 8 7 5 - 1 9 6 0 ), ▁architect . ▁ ▁I ona ▁and ▁Peter ▁Op ie : ▁I ona ▁Op ie ▁( 1 9 2 3 – 2 0 1 7 ) ▁and ▁Peter ▁Op ie ▁( 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 8 2 ), ▁folk lor ists ▁and ▁anth olog ists ▁f amed ▁for ▁their ▁research ▁into ▁children ' s ▁literature , ▁and ▁street ▁and ▁play ground ▁games . ▁Their ▁collection ▁of ▁children ' s ▁literature ▁has ▁been ▁don ated ▁to ▁the ▁Bod le ian ▁Library ▁in ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁James ▁William ▁' J im my ' ▁Dick inson ▁( 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁in ▁Al ton ), ▁an ▁English ▁football ▁player . ▁Dick inson