John Home

Jim Owen (Columbus State University)

Ed. by J. Derrick McClure, University of Aberdeen
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

Dates

Born 22 Sep 1722
Died 5 Sep 1806
Activity 1756-1802

Places

Born in Scotland
Active in England; Scotland

Activities

Primary

Playwright / Dramatist

Resources

Home's Works

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Playwright John Home, 1722-1808, author of

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, was a key figure for the Scottish Enlightenment. He was a member of the Select Society with David Hume, Adam Ferguson, and Adam Smith. He was a distant relative of David Hume, and they quarreled good-naturedly throughout their friendship about the spelling of their surnames, which they pronounced the same but spelled differently.

Home was born in Leith on September 22nd 1722 (OS). His father, Alexander Home, was town clerk; his mother, Christian Hay, was the daughter of an Edinburgh writer. Home attended the University of Edinburgh, where he studied to be a minister. In 1745, he volunteered in the College Company to defend Edinburgh against the Highland rebels. After the Highlanders routed the Whig forces, Home returned to reconnoitre

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Citation: Owen, Jim. "John Home". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 31 October 2005 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2189, accessed 03 December 2024.]