Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | November 18, 1714 |
Birth Place | England |
Age | 305 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Net worth: $100K - $1M
About
English poet and master gardener whose works include Schoolmistress and Elegies. He owned an expertly-landscaped estate called The Leasowes.
Before Fame
He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford and published his debut work -- Poems on various occasions, written for the entertainment of the author -- while he was still a student.
Trivia
He wrote a 1741 letter in which he used the word "floccinaucinihilipilification," which is the lengthiest word in the English dictionary.
Family Life
He was the child of Thomas Shenstone and Anne Penn. He neither married nor had children of his own.
Associated With
His work was praised by the renowned Scottish poet Robert Burns.