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August 15, 1785
Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author (died 1859)
Thomas De Quincey
Thomas Penson De Quincey was an English writer, essayist, and literary critic, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821). Many scholars suggest that in publishing this work De Quincey inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the West.
August 15
August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 138 days remain until the end of the year.