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| Thomas GRAY Adm. pens. (age 18) at PETERHOUSE, 04 Jul., 1734; Fell.-Com. 1742 . S. of Philip, scrivener, of Cornhill [ London ]. Bapt. at St Michael's, Cornhill [ London ], 26 Dec., 1716. School, Eton [ Buckinghamshire ]. Scholar, 1734 ; LL.B. 1744 . Migrated to Pembroke, 06 Mar., 1756/7. Appointed Regius Professor of History and Modern Languages, 1768 . Adm. at the Inner Temple, 22 Nov., 1735. The poet. Travelled on the Continent [ Europe ] with Horace Walpole, 1739-40 . Made Cambridge [ Cambridgeshire ] his head quarters for the rest of his life. Ill-health and nervous shyness caused him to live in great retirement. Poet, classical scholar, linguist, student of science, and a good musician. Died 30 Jul., 1771; buried at Stoke Poges [ Buckinghamshire ]. ( D.N.B. ) | Thomas GRAY Approx. lifespan: 1716–1771 Adm. pens. (age 18) at Peterhouse 1734:07:04 ; Fell.-Com. 1742 s. of Philip GRAY scrivener, of Cornhill, [London], Bapt. at St Michael's, Cornhill, [London], 1716:12:26 Sch: Eton Scholar 1734 LL.B. 1744 Migrated to Pembroke College 1756/7:03:06 Appointed Regius Professor of History and Modern Languages 1768 Adm. at the Inner Temple 1735:11:22 The poet. Travelled on the Continent, [Europe], with Horace Walpole 1739-40 Made Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire], his head quarters for the rest of his life. Ill-health and nervous shyness caused him to live in great retirement. Poet, classical scholar, linguist, student of science, and a good musician. Died 1771:07:30 ; buried at Stoke Poges, [Buckinghamshire], ( D.N.B. ) [add:] Read Migrated to Pembroke College 1756:03:06 [:add] [add:]Travelled on the Continent with Horace Walpole between 1739-41 [:add] [add:](J. Beresford.)[:add] [app:]Portrait of him as a boy ?by Jonathan Richardson the elder in Fitzwilliam Museum, [Cambridgeshire], on loan to Pembroke College . Silhouettes by Rev. F. MAPLETOFT at Fitzwilliam Museum, [Cambridgeshire], and Pembroke College . Etching by Rev. W. MASON at Pembroke College . Portrait by J.G. Eccardt at NPG (no. 909); copy at Pembroke College ; also posthumous portrait by[:app] [app:]b. Wilson and bust[:app] [app:](Goodison, CP : 115; C. Portraits: 39,40,42; Atkinson 320)[:app] |