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1716 – 1771Thomas Gray (1716-1771)Died 30 July 1771, aged 54Thomas Gray was an English poet best known for "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard." He held the position of Professor of Modern History at Cambridge and influenced the later development of Romantic poetry. He died at Cambridge on 30 July 1771.