Poet Alexander Pope

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Alexander Pope

Living place: England

Birthday: 21-5-1688

Global rank: #42429

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Who is Poet Alexander Pope?
English poet known for Three Hours After Marriage, The Messiah, and other satirical works. He is remembered for his frequent poetic use of two heroic verses.
His literary work includes numerous English translations of the Greek epic poem Homer.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was born into a Catholic family and overcame both religious discrimination and tuberculosis in his youth.

Family life info

He never married, but he had an affair with Martha Blount.

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He, Lord Tennyson, and William Shakespeare are often cited as the three most frequently cited English poets.

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When was Poet Alexander Pope born?
Alexander Pope was born in 21-5-1688, death year is , at the age of 336.
Where is Poet Alexander Pope's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Alexander Pope was born in England. is a Poet, whose Zodiac is Gemini, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dragon. Alexander Pope's global rank is 42429 and whose rank is 128 in list of famous Poet.
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Events in 1688 and 21-5

Birthday Alexander Pope (21-5) in history

  • Day 21-5 year 1542: Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto died in the Mississippi River during his North American expedition through the Southeastern United States in search of gold and a way to China.
  • Day 21-5 year 1881: Clara Barton founded what became the American Red Cross.
  • Day 21-5 year 1927: Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly across the Atlantic (from New York to Paris) in his monoplane, The Spirit of St. Louis.
  • Day 21-5 year 1932: Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (from Newfoundland to Ireland).
  • Day 21-5 year 1956: The first hydrogen bomb to be dropped by air exploded over the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
  • Day 21-5 year 1989: In Hong Kong, approximately one million people took to the streets to show their support for students protesting for democratic reforms in China’s Tiananmen Square.
  • Day 21-5 year 1991: Rajiv Gandhi, former Indian prime minister, was assassinated by a suicide bomber.
  • Day 21-5 year 1998: Indonesian President Suharto resigned.
  • Day 21-5 year 1999: Susan Lucci finally won a Daytime Emmy on her 19th nomination.
  • Day 21-5 year 2003: Christine Todd Whitman announced her resignation as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Born in 1688