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William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray was born in Calcutta in July 1811. Though he was never keen in academics, Thackeray had the benefits of Charterhouse and Cambridge. He began writing and turned to journalism to support his family. He produced art criticisms and fictional works for Fraser’s Magazine, reviewed books for the Times and was a regular contributor to the Morning Chronicle and the Foreign Quarterly Review. Thackeray worked as a journalist throughout his life.