Home Writers William Congreve William Congreve Writer William Congreve (24 January 1670 – 19 January 1729) was an English playwright and poet. Personal facts Birth dateJanuary 24, 1670 Birth placeBardsey West Yorkshire NationalityEnglish people Date of deathJanuary 19, 1729 Place of deathLondon facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Writer Career start1693 Career end1700 Topical connections A. S. ByattWriter A. A. MilneWriter Dionysius LardnerScientist Ciarán FarrellMusical artist Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of SunderlandPolitician Agatha ChristieWriter Adam ThorpeWriter William Congreve on Wikipedia William Congreve External resources http://www.theatrehistory.com/british/congreve001.html