Thomas De Quincey

The source records Manchester as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

Birthplace

Manchester

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: British author (1785-1859)

From Wikidata Q317160

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• JThomas, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Christopher Hilton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Peter McDermott, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Gerald England, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Thomas Nugent, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Richard Carlile, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
• Des Blenkinsopp, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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