Thomas De Quincey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas De Quincey

English author

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1785

Place of Birth: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1859

Profession: writer, translator, journalist, novelist, linguist, autobiographer

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Thomas Penson De Quincey (; 15 August 1785 – 8 December 1859) was an English essayist, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821).
Many scholars suggest that in publishing this work De Quincey inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the West.