Thomas Gray
1716 – 1771 · aged 55
English poet and classical scholar (1716–1771)
- Born
- 26 Dec 1716 · London
- Died
- 30 Jul 1771 · Cambridge
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- 26 Dec 1716BornBorn in London
- 1768 – 1771RoleRegius Professor of History, Cambridge University
- 30 Jul 1771DiedDied in Cambridge
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- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
Biography
Thomas Gray (26 December 1716 – 30 July 1771) was an English poet, letter-writer, and classical scholar at Cambridge University, being a fellow first of Peterhouse then of Pembroke College. He is widely known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, published in 1751. Gray was a self-critical writer who published only 13 poems in his lifetime, despite being very popular. He was even offered the position of Poet Laureate in 1757 after the death of Colley Cibber, though he declined.
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