Thomas De Quincey

Thomas Penson De Quincey was an English writer, essayist, and literary critic, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821). Many scholars suggest that in publishing this work De Quincey inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the Western world.

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Who was born first?

• Thomas De Quincey and Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau were born the same year
• Thomas De Quincey was born 1 year after Leo von Klenze
• Thomas De Quincey was born 1 year after Joseph Bové
• Thomas De Quincey was born 2 years before Louis Daguerre
• Thomas De Quincey was born 2 years before Jan Evangelista Purkyně

Timeline

1. Joseph BovéOctober 24, 1784 – June 16, 1834
2. Leo von KlenzeFebruary 29, 1784 – January 1864
3. Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-MuskauOctober 30, 1785 – February 4, 1871
4. Thomas De Quincey (this page)August 15, 1785 – December 8, 1859
5. Jan Evangelista PurkyněDecember 17, 1787 – July 28, 1869
6. Louis DaguerreNovember 18, 1787 – July 10, 1851

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