Thomas Moore Biography

Thomas Moore biography

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NAME: Thomas Moore
OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Singer, Journalist, Poet
BIRTH DATE: May 28, 1779
DEATH DATE: February 25, 1852
EDUCATION: Trinity College
PLACE OF BIRTH: Dublin, Ireland
PLACE OF DEATH: Wiltshire, England

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Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, satirist, composer, singer and close friend of Lord Byron.

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Thomas Moore was born on May 28, 1779, in Dublin, Ireland. Close friends with writer Lord Byron, Moore was entrusted with the famous romantic's memoirs after his death. Moore burned them, presumably to protect Byron. Moore wrote 130 original poems set to folk melodies, including "The Minstrel Boy" and "The Last Rose of Summer." His poem "Lalla Rookh" is credited as the most translated poem of its time. Moore died in 1852.