Alexander Pope Writer

Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) 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.

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Alexander Pope
Birth dateMay 21, 1688
Birth place
Kingdom of England
Date of deathMay 30, 1744
Place of death
Kingdom of Great Britain , Middlesex , Twickenham

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