Born: 7 April 1770 · Died: 23 April 1850 · Age at death: 80
How old was William Wordsworth when he died?
William Wordsworth died aged 80. He was born on 7 April 1770 and died on 23 April 1850.
English Romantic poet of I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud and The Prelude who celebrated the Lake District
Did you know?He was the only Poet Laureate to write no official poetry for the monarch during his tenure.
Quick facts
Date of birth7 April 1770
Date of death23 April 1850
Age at death80
Cause of deathPneumonia
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceCockermouth, United Kingdom
Occupationpoet, lyricist, writer
Editor's Take:
William Wordsworth helped launch the Romantic movement in English poetry. With Samuel Taylor Coleridge he published Lyrical Ballads in 1798. He wanted poetry to use the real language of ordinary people. He found deep meaning in nature and memory. His long autobiographical poem The Prelude traces the growth of his mind. Daffodils, beginning "I wandered lonely as a cloud", is among the best-known poems in English. He became Poet Laureate in 1843.
Key Milestones
1798: Lyrical Ballads with Coleridge
1799: Dove Cottage – Grasmere
1807: Daffodils – published
1843: Poet Laureate – appointed
William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads (1798).
William Wordsworth's birthday is April 7. He was born on April 7, 1770 in Cockermouth, United Kingdom.
How old was William Wordsworth when he died?
William Wordsworth died on April 23, 1850, aged 80.
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