Michael Drayton
1563
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1631
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Kingdom of England
native language: English
languages spoken, written or signed: English
Michael Drayton (1563 – 23 December 1631) was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era, continuing to write through the reign of James I and into the reign of Charles I. Many of his works consisted of historical poetry. He was also the first English-language author to write odes in the style of Horace. He died on 23 December 1631 in London. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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