Surname: Smyth Forename(s): William b. 1765. d. 24 June 1849. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, historian, and professor. Born in Liverpool. Educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge.
Tutor of Thomas Sheridan. Appointed Professor of Modern History at the University
of Cambridge in 1807. Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. Author of English Lyrics (1797). Biographical information: ODNB. (CC)