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John Home

Scottish playwright and Presbyterian minister; (1722-1808)

PersonDied aged 85humanQ11685204

Born: September 22, 1722
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
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, September 13, 1722
Died: September 4, 1808
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Brockhaus EnzyklopädieRetrieved 2017-10-09
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, 1808
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1.Stated in Library of the World's Best Literature
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Birthplace: Leith
Place of death: Edinburgh
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-02-23
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Citizenship: Scotland
Occupation: playwright
, historian
, poet
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Education: University of Edinburgh
, Leith Academy
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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Rev John Home was a Scottish minister, soldier and author. His play Douglas was a standard Scottish school text until the Second World War, but his work is now largely neglected. In 1783, he was one of the joint founders of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

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