Poet Francis Thompson

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Francis Thompson

Living place: England

Birthday: 16-12-1859

Global rank: #71287

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Who is Poet Francis Thompson?
English poet known for his ascetic lifestyle and his poem "The Hound of Heaven". His other literary works include the song Sister and On Health and Germany.
He was an opium addict and wandered London for many years. However, in the late 1880s, his poetry was discovered and promoted by the editors of a literary publication entitled Merrie England.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He studied to be a doctor; However, the profession did not interest him, and he soon moved to England to become a writer.

Family life info

He never married but was brought in by a prostitute who supported him financially until 1907 when he died of tuberculosis.

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His work influenced Lord of the Rings pseudo-J. R.R. Tolkein.

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When was Poet Francis Thompson born?
Francis Thompson was born in 16-12-1859, death year is , at the age of 165.
Where is Poet Francis Thompson's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Francis Thompson was born in England. is a Poet, whose Zodiac is Sagittarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Goat. Francis Thompson's global rank is 71287 and whose rank is 543 in list of famous Poet.
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Events in 1859 and 16-12

Birthday Francis Thompson (16-12) in history

  • Day 16-12 year 1653: Politician Oliver Cromwell became the protective lord of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
  • Day 16-12 year 1773: The birth of the Boston Tea Party.
  • Day 16-12 year 1916: Grigori Rasputin assassinated by a group of noble Russian conspirators.
  • Day 16-12 year 1920: One of the deadliest earthquakes in history hit the Gansu province in China. The 8.6 quake killed 200,000 people.
  • Day 16-12 year 1944: The Battle of the Bulge during World War II began in Belgium.
  • Day 16-12 year 1990: Jean-Bertrand Aristide was elected president of Haiti in the country's first democratic elections.
  • Day 16-12 year 2000: Colin Powell was selected to become the first African-American secretary of state.
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