Thomas Gray
English poet and classical scholar (1716-1771) · Writers · Died at 54
Thomas Gray 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.
Thomas Gray is read about 155 times a day, in 40 languages.
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Plaque marking Thomas Gray's birthplace at 39 Cornhill, London
Monument, in Stoke Poges, inscribed with Gray's Elegy
William Blake's illustration for Thomas Gray
The Hours by Maria Cosway, an illustration to Gray's poem Ode on the Spring, referring to the lines "Lo! where the rosy-bosomed Hours, Fair Venus' train, appear"
Plaque adjacent to the tomb of Thomas Gray in Stoke Poges ChurchyardAbout this person
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.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1716 to 1771 · aged 54
