Thomas Sheridan

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Thomas Sheridan was an 18th-century Irish actor, theater manager, and elocution teacher known for his influential work on public speaking and pronunciation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish actor
elocution teacher
person
theatre manager
centuryOfActivity 18th century
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1719
dateOfDeath 1788
describedBySource 18th-century writings on elocution
employer Smock Alley Theatre NERFINISHED
familyName Sheridan NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork elocution
pronunciation
public speaking
gender male
givenName Thomas NERFINISHED
hasChild Richard Brinsley Sheridan NERFINISHED
influenced later theories of public speaking
teaching of rhetoric in the 18th century
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor popularizing elocution as a discipline in Britain and Ireland
promoting standardized English elocution
reforming English pronunciation
notableWork A Course of Lectures on Elocution NERFINISHED
A General Dictionary of the English Language NERFINISHED
Lectures on Elocution NERFINISHED
occupation actor
elocutionist
teacher
theatre director
theatre manager
writer
placeOfBirth Dublin
placeOfDeath Margate NERFINISHED
positionHeld manager of Smock Alley Theatre
relative Frances Sheridan NERFINISHED
Richard Brinsley Sheridan NERFINISHED
spouse Frances Sheridan NERFINISHED

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan father Thomas Sheridan
Caroline Norton father Thomas Sheridan