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Thomas Gray

1716 - 1771

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Gray is the 2,276th most popular writer (up from 2,755th in 2019), the 1,947th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,060th in 2019) and the 217th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Thomas Gray ranks 2,276 out of 7,302. Before him are Matthew Arnold, Edward FitzGerald, Claudine Guérin de Tencin, Bo Carpelan, Paul the Silentiary, and Étienne Dolet. After him are Fujiwara no Teika, James Herbert Brennan, Dick Francis, Mkhitar Sebastatsi, Jurij Brězan, and Al-Busiri.

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Among people born in 1716, Thomas Gray ranks 12. Before him are James Lind, Gaspar de Portolá, Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia, Joseph-Marie Vien, Yuan Mei, and Antonio de Ulloa. After him are Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, Luis Egidio Meléndez, Eugenios Voulgaris, Pehr Kalm, Giovanni Battista Beccaria, and Jean François de Saint-Lambert. Among people deceased in 1771, Thomas Gray ranks 11. Before him are Louis-Michel van Loo, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Henri Pitot, John Bevis, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, and František Brixi. After him are Tobias Smollett, Dmitry Laptev, Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Alexei Razumovsky, Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal, and Johann Gottlieb Graun.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Gray ranks 1,947 out of 8,785. Before him are Ine of Wessex (700), Matthew Arnold (1822), Edward FitzGerald (1809), Rick Astley (1966), William George Horner (1786), and Bertram Ramsay (1883). After him are John O. Westwood (1805), Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841), James Herbert Brennan (1940), Dick Francis (1920), Patricia Hayes (1909), and Alf Ramsey (1920).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Gray ranks 217. Before him are William Caxton (1422), Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), Thomas Wyatt (1503), Colin Wilson (1931), Matthew Arnold (1822), and Edward FitzGerald (1809). After him are James Herbert Brennan (1940), Dick Francis (1920), Tobias Smollett (1721), Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868), Orderic Vitalis (1075), and Ouida (1839).

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