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Who was Thomas Gray? Poet. Date and Place of Birth: 26th December 1716, London, England. Family Background: Sole survivor of twelve children. His father was violent. His mother ran a millinery business in order to educate him. Education: Eton College. Peterhouse College, Cambridge. Chronology: Written Works: 1747: “Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College”. 1751: “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”. 1753: “Hymn to Adversity”. 1757: “Odes by Mr. Gray”. 1768: “Poems by Mr. Gray”. 1769: “Installation Ode”. 1775: “Poems”. Marriage: Never married. Places of Interest: Date and Place of Death: 30th July 1771, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Age at Death: 54. Site of Grave: St. Giles Churchyard, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England.