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William Thom (other)
William Thom may refer to: *William Thom (poet), William Thom, Scottish poet *William Thom (preacher), co-founder of the Methodist 'New Itinerancy' *William R. Thom, U.S. Representative from Ohio *Bill Thom, baseball player See also * William Thoms, a British writer credited with coining the term "folklore" in 1846 {{hndis, Thom, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thom (poet)
William Thom (1788 – 29 February 1848) was a Scottish poet who wrote in the Scots language. He was author of ''The Mitherless Bairn'' and other works. He was known as the "Inverury Poet". Life and work Thom was a native of Aberdeen, where he worked as a hand-loom weaver, enduring considerable hardship and poverty. He was born in Sinclair's Close, Justice Port, Aberdeen, in 1799 or 1800. His most notable work is ''Blind Boy's Pranks''. In 1841 he published ''Rhymes and Recollections of a Handloom Weaver''.Harmsworth Encyclopedia 1905 A biography of Thom appears in the book ''James Hogg'' by Sir George Douglas (Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, 1899) in the ''Famous Scots Series''. Thom died in Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ... on 29 February 184 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
