William Makepeace 1811-1863 Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863) was an English novelist and illustrator best known for his satirical novel Vanity Fair (1847–1848), a panoramic portrait of British society during the Napoleonic era. Born in Calcutta, India, to Anglo-Indian parents, he returned to England for education at Charterhouse School and Cambridge, though he left without a degree, later achieving success with works like The Luck of Barry Lyndon and The History of Henry Esmond.[1][2][5]