Born Febuary, 12, 1567, London.

Thomas Campion was a physician, composer, and poet.

Campion went to Cambridge, where he met with writers such as Thomas Nashe and Gabriel Harvey.

Later in 1586, he enrolled at Gray's Inn, a law school.

In 1602 Campion entered the University of Caen.

At the age of forty, took up a medical practice in London.

His first published works were five songs in 1591.

Campions first collection of poems, "Thomae Campiani Poemata", was published in Latin in 1595.

In 1602, Campions book of prosody, "Observations in the Art of English Posie", was published.

Campion also wrote a number of libretti for masques performed in King James' court.

Campion died on March 1, 1620, in London.



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