Edmund Spenser
1552
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1599
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Kingdom of England
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Pembroke College, University of Cambridge
occupation: poet, translator, writer
position held: Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
Edmund Spenser (; 1552/1553 – 13 January O.S. 1599) was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse, and he is considered one of the great poets in the English language. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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