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Thomas Gray
Thomas Gray
  • Born: December 26, 1716
  • Died: July 30, 1771
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Poet

Thomas Gray was an English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar, and professor at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He is widely known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, published in 1751.