Editing Capel Lofft (section)

{{Short description|British lawyer, writer and astronomer (1751–1824)}}
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'''Capel Lofft''' (sometimes spelled '''Capell'''; 14 November 1751 – 26 May 1824) was a British lawyer, writer and [[amateur astronomer]].<ref name=":1">{{cite DNB |wstitle= Lofft, Capell (1751-1824) |volume= 34 |last= Holden |first= Hubert Ashton |author-link= Hubert Ashton Holden |pages=69-71 |short= 1}}</ref>

{{Infobox writer
| name             = Capel Lofft
| image            = Capel Lofft.jpg
| caption          = Portrait by William Ridley, 1802
| birth_date       = {{Birth date|1751|11|14}}
| death_date       = {{death date and age|df=yes|1824|5|26|1751|11|14}}
| occupation       = Lawyer, poet, writer, astronomer
| notable_works    = {{Unbulleted list|''Eudosia, or a Poem on the Universe''|''Elements of Universal Law''}}
| birth_place      = [[London]], England
| death_place      = [[Moncalieri]], [[Piedmont]], [[Italy]]
}}