Thomas Warton

Summary

Thomas Warton is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Basingstoke^[2]. He was born on January 9, 1728^[3]. He died in Oxford^[4]. He died on May 21, 1790^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], poet^[7], historian^[8], literary critic^[9], and literary historian^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Basingstoke^[2], Thomas Warton…
• Thomas Warton died in Oxford^[4].
• Thomas Warton was born on January 9, 1728^[3].
• Thomas Warton died on May 21, 1790^[5].
• Thomas Warton held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[12].
• Thomas Warton worked as a writer^[6].
• Thomas Warton worked as a poet^[7].
• Thomas Warton's professions included historian^[8].
• Thomas Warton's professions included literary critic^[9].
• Thomas Warton's professions included literary historian^[10].
• Thomas Warton held the position of Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom^[13].
• Thomas Warton was employed by University of Oxford^[14].
• Thomas Warton was educated at Winchester College^[15].
• Thomas Warton's education included a stint at Trinity College^[16].
• Thomas Warton's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[17].
• Thomas Warton is recorded as male^[18].
• Thomas Warton's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Thomas Warton's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Warton^[20].
• Thomas Warton's given name is recorded as Thomas^[21].
• Thomas Warton's depicted by is recorded as Thomas Warton (1728–1790), Professor of Poetry and Fellow of Trinity College^[22].
• Thomas Warton's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[23].
• Thomas Warton's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[24].
• Thomas Warton's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Thomas Warton's described by source is recorded as The Lives of the Poets-Laureate^[26].
• Thomas Warton's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

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Origins and Family

Thomas Warton's place of birth was Basingstoke^[2]. He was born on January 9, 1728^[3].

Education

Educated at Winchester College^[15], an independent school^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1382^[30], headquartered in Winchester^[31] and Trinity College^[16], a college of the University of Oxford^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1555^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], poet^[7], historian^[8], literary critic^[9], and literary historian^[10]. Among Thomas Warton's employers was University of Oxford^[14]. He held the position of Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom^[13].

Personal Life

Thomas Warton's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[17].

Death and Burial

Thomas Warton died on May 21, 1790^[5]. He passed away in Oxford^[4].

Why It Matters

Thomas Warton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Warton born?

Born in Basingstoke^[2], Thomas Warton…

Where did Thomas Warton die?

Thomas Warton passed away in Oxford^[4].

What did Thomas Warton do for work?

Thomas Warton worked as writer^[6], poet^[7], historian^[8], literary critic^[9], and literary historian^[10].

Where did Thomas Warton go to school?

Thomas Warton was educated at Winchester College^[15] and Trinity College^[16].