Carlyle, Thomas b. December 4, 1795 d. February 5, 1881 Scottish Philosopher, Satirist, Author, and Historian. He was born at Ecclefechan, in Dumfries, Scotland, to Calvinist parents. He attended school at the Annan Academy in Annan, Dumfries, Scotland, but left after three years due to constant bullying by his classmates. In 1809 he graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, and became a mathematics teacher in Annan and then in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. In 1819 he returned to the University of Edinburgh, where he suffered...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad) Ecclefechan Churchyard, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
b. December 4, 1795 d. February 5, 1881