Human Accomplishment: James Thomson

a Scottish poet and playwright, known for his poems The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence, and for the lyrics of "Rule, Britannia!"

Born

c. 11 September 1700 Ednam, Roxburghshire, Kingdom of Scotland

Died

27 August 1748 (aged 47) Richmond upon Thames, Kingdom of Great Britain

Alma mater

University of Edinburgh

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Britain

era

1600-1800