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John Home
Scottish playwright and Presbyterian minister; (1722-1808)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 22 September 1722, 13 September 1722
- Died
- 4 September 1808, 1808
- Conflict
- Jacobite rising of 1745
- Place of birth
- Leith
- Place of death
- Edinburgh
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Home
- Occupation
- playwright, historian, Christian minister, poet, writer, priest, Catholic priest
- Citizenship
- Scotland
- depicted by
- John Home, Rev. John Home, 1722 - 1808. Historian and author of Douglas, Rev. John Home, 1722 - 1808. Historian and author of Douglas
- described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- educated at
- University of Edinburgh, Leith Academy
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- military branch
- British Army
- name in native language
- John Home
- notable work
- Douglas
- place of burial
- South Leith Parish Church, Edinburgh
- writing language
- English
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