Thomas Gray was born on December 26, 1716[1], in London[2]. He died on July 30, 1771[3], in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a poet[5], literary critic[6], writer[7], and historian[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,477 views/month, #7,117 of 1,000,298).[9]
Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[30], Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets[31], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], BEIC Digital Library[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Library of the World's Best Literature[36]
Thomas Gray has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Works attributed to him include Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard[41], a literary work[42], founded in 1750[43] and The Bard. A Pindaric Ode[44], a literary work[45], founded in 1757[46].
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