Thomas Percy (bishop of Dromore), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Percy (bishop of Dromore)

Irish Anglican bishop

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1729

Place of Birth: Bridgnorth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1811

Profession: writer, priest, poet, antiquarian seller, translator, musicologist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Thomas Percy (13 April 1729 – 30 September 1811) was Bishop of Dromore, County Down, Ireland.
Before being made bishop, he was chaplain to George III of the United Kingdom.
Percy's greatest contribution is considered to be his Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765), the first of the great ballad collections, which was the one work most responsible for the ballad revival in English poetry that was a significant part of the Romantic movement.