<P> Thomas Gray ( 26 December 1716 -- 30 July 1771 ) was an English poet , letter - writer , classical scholar and professor at Pembroke College , Cambridge . He is widely known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard , published in 1751 . </P>
<P> Thomas Gray ( 26 December 1716 -- 30 July 1771 ) was an English poet , letter - writer , classical scholar and professor at Pembroke College , Cambridge . He is widely known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard , published in 1751 . </P>
who wrote where ignorance is bliss it is folly to be wise
who wrote where ignorance is bliss it is folly to be wise
Thomas Gray
Thomas Gray