Thomas, 1729, 1811, engl. Geistlicher u. Folklorist; veröffentlichte 1765 eine Sammlung alter schott. u. engl. Balladen u. Lieder.
(1729-1811) English scholar and bishop of Dromore from 1782. He discovered a manuscript collection of songs, ballads, and romances, from which he published a selection as Reliques of Ancient English Poetry 1765, which was influential in the Romantic revival.