Thomas Chatterton
English poet and forger (1752-1770) · Writers · Died at 17
Thomas Chatterton was an English poet who committed suicide at age 17. He was an influence on Romantic artists of the period such as Shelley, Keats, Wordsworth and Coleridge.
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Thomas Chatterton's Birthplace Home and Commemorative Plaque, Bristol
Pile Street School, depicted 1897
The wall at the right of the house in Phippen street where Chatterton was raised is that of the c. 1739 school where Chatterton's father was the master.
The office of Mr Lambert, attorney, in Corn Street, where Chatterton was employed
Chatterton's Holiday Afternoon engraved by William Ridgway, after W.B. Morris, pub. 1875
About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1752 to 1770 · aged 17
