Nahum Tate
1652
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1715
country of citizenship: Great Britain, England
educated at: Trinity College Dublin
occupation: poet, writer, playwright, translator, librettist, hymnwriter
award received: Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
position held: Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
Nahum Tate ( NAY-əm TAYT; 1652 – 30 July 1715) was an Anglo-Irish poet, hymnist and lyricist, who became Poet Laureate in 1692. Tate is best known for The History of King Lear, his 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, and for his libretto for Henry Purcell's opera, Dido and Aeneas. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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