John Home

Jim Owen (Columbus State University)

Ed. by J. Derrick McClure, University of Aberdeen
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

Dates

Born 22 Sep 1722
Died 5 Sep 1806
Activity 1756-1802

Places

Born in Scotland
Active in England; Scotland

Activities

Primary

Playwright / Dramatist

Resources

Playwright John Home, 1722-1808, author of Douglas, was a key figure for the Scottish Enlightenment. He was a member of the Select Society with David Hume, Adam Ferguson, and Adam Smith. He was a distant relative of David Hume, and they quarreled good-naturedly throughout their friendship about the spelling of their surnames, which they pronounced the same but spelled differently.

Home was born in Leith on September 22^nd 1722 (OS). His father, Alexander Home, was town clerk; his mother, Christian Hay, was the daughter of an Edinburgh writer. Home attended the University of Edinburgh, where he studied to be a minister. In 1745, he volunteered in the College Company to defend Edinburgh against the Highland …

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Citation: Owen, Jim. "John Home". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 31 October 2005 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2189, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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