William Thoms
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William John Thoms was a British writer credited with coining the term "folklore" in 1846. Thoms' investigation of folklore and myth led to a later career of debunking longevity myths, and he was a pioneer demographer. Wikipedia
Born: November 16, 1803, London, United Kingdom
Died: August 15, 1885 (age 81 years), Pimlico, London, United Kingdom
Books: The Death Warrant of Charles the First. Another Historic Doubt ... Reprinted, with Corrections, from "Notes and Queries," of July, 1872., Three notelets on Shakespeare. i. Shakespeare in Germany. ii. The folk-lore of Shakespeare. iii. Was Shakespeare ever a soldier?, Anecdotes and traditions, and more