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Robert Southey

Romantic poet who served as UK Poet Laureate

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Robert Southey (12 August 1774 – 21 March 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death.

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Age at death: 68
Years since death: 183

Born: August 12, 1774 · Bristol, United Kingdom
Died: March 21, 1843
Nationality: British
Known for: Literature, Politics, Scholarship

Family

Father: Robert Southey
Mother: Margaret Hill
Spouses: Caroline Anne Southey, Edith Fricker
Children: Bertha Southey, Charles Cuthbert Southey, Edith May Southey, Emma Southey, Herbert Castle Southey, Isabel Southey, Katherine Southey, Margaret Edith Southey

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