Edward Topham (1751–1820) was an English journalist and playwright, who publicized the Wold Cottage meteorite which fell on his property.
Edward Topham by John Russell, c. 1795
The Wold Cottage meteorite fell near Wold Cottage farm in 1795, a few miles away from the village of Wold Newton in Yorkshire, England.
On display in the Natural History Museum, London
The Wold Newton meteorite monument