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Connop Thirlwall

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British bishop & historian (1797-1875)

WritersLived 1797 to 1875 · aged 78
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Connop Thirlwall was an English churchman, who served as Bishop of St David's in Wales from 1840 to 1874. A noted scholar of history and literature, he is known for pioneering the concept of dramatic irony in the context of studying the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles.

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Lived 1797 to 1875 · aged 78
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