Thomas Chatterton

English poet and forger (1752-1770)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: November 20, 1752, 1752^[9]
Date of death: August 24, 1770, August 23, 1770, 1770^[10]^[11]
Place of birth: Chatterton's House, Bristol^[7]
Place of death: London, Londres^[8]
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain^[14]
Ethnic group: English people^[15]
Occupation: poet, writer
Field of work: poetry^[16]
Educated at: Collegiate School^[17]
Father: Thomas Chatterton^[13]
Cause of death: intoxication^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[36]
Depicted by: The Death of Chatterton^[26]
Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]
Family name: Chatterton^[20]
Given name: Thomas^[21]
Manner of death: suicide^[25]
Name in native language: Thomas Evengton^[37]
Place of burial: St Mary the Virgin Churchyard^[12]
Pseudonym: Thomas Rowley, Decimus^[22]^[23]
Significant event: posthumous birth^[24]
Writing language: English

🏷️ Also known as

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Topic's main category: Category:Thomas Chatterton
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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Svensk uppslagsbok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Concise Literary Encyclopedia

Occupation 2

writer, poet

Place of death 2

London, Londres

Cause of death 1

intoxication

Country of citizenship 1

Kingdom of Great Britain

Depicted by 1

The Death of Chatterton

Field of work 1

poetry

Given name 1

Thomas

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

suicide

Place of birth 1

Bristol

SNARC ID 1

Betty Hutton

Sex or gender 1

male

Significant event 1

posthumous birth

Writing language 1

English

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The Death of Chatterton

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The Death of Chatterton

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Summary

Thomas Chatterton was born on November 20, 1752^[1], in Chatterton's House^[2]. He died on August 24, 1770^[3], in London^[4]. He worked as a poet^[5] and writer^[6].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Chatterton born?

Thomas Chatterton's place of birth was Chatterton's House^[2].

Where did Thomas Chatterton die?

Thomas Chatterton passed away in London^[4].

Who were Thomas Chatterton's parents?

Thomas Chatterton's father was Thomas Chatterton^[13].

What did Thomas Chatterton do for work?

Thomas Chatterton worked as a poet^[5] and writer^[6].

Where did Thomas Chatterton go to school?

Thomas Chatterton was educated at Collegiate School^[17].

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[2] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — place of birth (P19): Chatterton's House. baras.org.uk. baras.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — place of birth (P19): Bristol. EB-11 / Chatterton, Thomas. Retrieved 2015-09-28. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — place of death (P20): London. Concise Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-09-28. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — place of death (P20): Londres. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-06-08. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — father (P22): Thomas Chatterton. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Great Britain. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — educated at (P69): Collegiate School. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — field of work (P101): poetry. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — occupation (P106): poet. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-06-08. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — occupation (P106): writer. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — place of burial (P119): St Mary the Virgin Churchyard. Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — ethnic group (P172): English people. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — cause of death (P509): intoxication. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — date of birth (P569): November 20, 1752. EB-11 / Chatterton, Thomas. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — date of birth (P569): 1752. Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved 2022-06-08. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — date of death (P570): August 24, 1770. Concise Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — date of death (P570): August 23, 1770. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2019-08-30. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — date of death (P570): 1770. Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved 2022-06-08. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — family name (P734): Chatterton. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-06-08. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — given name (P735): Thomas. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-06-08. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — pseudonym (P742): Thomas Rowley. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — pseudonym (P742): Decimus. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — significant event (P793): posthumous birth. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — manner of death (P1196): suicide. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — depicted by (P1299): The Death of Chatterton. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — described by source (P1343): Svensk uppslagsbok. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — described by source (P1343): Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — described by source (P1343): Library of the World's Best Literature. bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Thomas Chatterton — name in native language (P1559): Thomas Evengton. wikidata.org.

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Thomas Chatterton

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