| Birth Day | November 20, 1752 |
| Birth Place | England |
| Age | 17 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Aug 24, 1770 (age 17) |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Eighteenth-century poet and literary forger who committed suicide by ingesting arsenic. His most famous poem, "O synge untoe mie roundelaie," was set to music as a madrigal.
He penned "Elinoure and Juga," the first of his pseudo-medieval works, when he was just twelve years old. When questioned, he claimed that his poetic invention was the work of a fifteenth-century author.
He often wrote under the pseudonym of Thomas Rowley.
He was the son of Thomas Chatterton, Sr., a literature, music, and occult enthusiast.
He was a contemporary of fellow English author Frances Burney.
