Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher. Considered one of the most important social commentators of his time, he presented many lectures during his lifetime with certain acclaim in the Victorian era. One of those conferences resulted in his famous work 'On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in... Wikipedia
December 4, 1795, Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland1