Alexander Pope Biography
Alexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. Famous for his use of the heroic couplet, he is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
- Name:
- Alexander Pope
- Nationality:
- England
- Profession:
- Writer, Poet
- Religion:
- Catholicism, Deism
- Date of Birth:
- May 21, 1688
- Astrological Sign:
- Gemini
- Date of Death:
- May 30, 1744
- Age at Death:
- 56
- Cause of Death:
- Tuberculosis
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Alexander Pope. (2018). The HistoryHop.com website. Retrieved 12:32pm UTC, Aug 16, 2018, from www.historyhop.com/famous-people/alexander-pope/bio.
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Alexander Pope. [Internet]. 2018. The HistoryHop.com website. Available from: www.historyhop.com/famous-people/alexander-pope/bio [Accessed 16 Aug 2018].
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"Alexander Pope." Bio. The HistoryHop.com website, 2018. Web. 16 Aug 2018.
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