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John Home

Minister of religion and dramatist

Died when: 85 years 349 days (1031 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

John Home

Rev John Home FRSE (13 September 1722 – 4 September 1808) 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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