James Thomson (poet, born 1834), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Thomson (poet, born 1834)

Scottish writer (1834-1882)

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1834

Place of Birth: Port Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-Jun-1882

Profession: writer, poet, author, critic

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

James Thomson (23 November 1834 – 3 June 1882), who wrote under the pseudonym Bysshe Vanolis, was a Scottish Victorian-era poet famous primarily for the long poem The City of Dreadful Night (1874), an expression of bleak pessimism in a dehumanized, uncaring urban environment.