Literature · 1631–1700
John Dryden
Influential English poet who became the first official Poet Laureate
Did you know?He was so dominant in the literary scene that the era of his career is often called the Age of Dryden.
John Dryden (19 August 1631 – 12 May 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.
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- Age at death
- 68
- Years since death
- 326
- Born
- August 7, 1631 · Aldwincle, United Kingdom
- Died
- May 1, 1700
- Nationality
- English
- Known for
- Literature
Family
- Father
- Erasmus Dryden
- Mother
- Mary Pickering
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Howard
- Children
- Charles Dryden, John Dryden, Sir Erasmus Henry Dryden, 5th Baronet
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