Thomas de Quincey

Thomas de Quincey (15 August 1785 – 8 December 1859) was an English author and intellectual, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821). He was born in 86 Cross Street, Manchester, England. His father was a successful businessman with an interest in literature who died when Thomas was quite young. Soon after Thomas's birth the family went to The Farm and then later to Greenhay, a larger country house near Manchester. In 1796 ... more

Date of birth:

  • Aug 15, 1785

Date of death:

  • Dec 8, 1859 (age 74 years)
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