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William Makepeace Thackeray

Also known as George Fitz-Boodle, Michael Angelo Titmarsh

British novelist (1811–1863)

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William Makepeace Thackeray was a British novelist from the 19th century, best known for his satirical works that critiqued society and human nature during the Victorian era. His novels remain important in English literature for their sharp social commentary and influence on the development of the modern novel.

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Within Vinony's link graph, William Makepeace Thackeray is referenced by 1,065 other articles, and connects out to Kolkata, Alfred Tennyson and The Luck of Barry Lyndon.

It is catalogued under topics including 1811 births, 1863 deaths and 19th-century English dramatists and playwrights.

Its subject is documented across 69 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Born: 18 July 1811
Died: 24 December 1863
Works: 1304

Top works

The Paris sketch book
Miscellanies
The memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq
Burlesques
The Paris sketch book.Little travels and roadside sketches

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Film & TV

Writing · Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]

William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and his 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted into the 1975 film Barry Lyndon by Stanley Kubrick.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1811
Active to: 1863

Discography

Vanity Fair2004

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 209
Total plays: 2,166

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 62,963x
Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,835x
Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,556x
QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,947x
Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,681x

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Quotes

“Profoundly grateful, and as if I had swallowed a small baby. … Why, they are perfect beasts of oysters!”
“She looks so haughty that I should have thought her a princess at the very least, with a pedigree reaching as far back as the Deluge. But this lady was no better born than many other ladies who give themselves airs; and all sensible people laughed at her absurd pretensions.”
“Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for any one who dies.”
“I should like to see before I die, and think of it daily more and more, the commencement of Jesus Christ's christianism in the world, where I am sure people may be made a hundred times happier than by its present forms, Judaism, ascenticism, Bullarism.”
“A lady who sets her heart upon a lad in uniform must prepare to change lovers pretty quickly, or her life will be but a sad one.”
“The unambitious sluggard pretends that the eminence is not worth attaining, declines altogether the struggle, and calls himself a philosopher. I say he is a poor-spirited coward.”

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: William Makepeace Thackeray
date of birth: 1811-07-18
date of death: 1863-12-24
Commons Creator page: William Makepeace Thackeray
Commons gallery: William Makepeace Thackeray
name in native language: William Makepeace Thackeray
date of burial or cremation: 1863-12-29
pseudonym: Ikey Solomons
P8168: Hermína Týrlová
P12749: Otto Ernst Remer

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Works in European collections

18 objects attributed to William Makepeace Thackeray, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

The history of pendennis his fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy

Vanity Fair a novel without a hero

Classical English novels

A virginiai testvérek

Book of Sznobok

A nagy Hoggarty gyémánt

Nemes Barry Lyndon úr emlékiratai

A Newcome család

Hiúság vására

Regény

Kor-rajzi képek az angol udvari és városi életből

Regény

24.

A világirodalom klasszikusai

~26 min read

Encyclopedic overview

William Makepeace Thackeray (/ˈθækəri/ THAK-ər-ee; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.

Thackeray was born in Calcutta, British India, and was sent to England after his father's death in 1815. He studied at various schools and briefly attended Trinity College, Cambridge, before leaving to travel Europe. Thackeray squandered much of his inheritance on gambling and unsuccessful newspapers. He turned to journalism to support his family, primarily working for Fraser's Magazine, The Times, and Punch. His wife Isabella suffered from mental illness. Thackeray gained fame with his novel Vanity Fair and produced several other notable works. He unsuccessfully ran for Parliament in 1857 and edited the Cornhill Magazine in 1860. Thackeray's health declined due to excessive eating, drinking, and lack of exercise. He died from a stroke at the age of fifty-two.

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