Matthew Prior

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Matthew Prior was an English poet and diplomat of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his satirical verse and political involvement during the reigns of William III and Queen Anne.

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instanceOf diplomat
human
poet
satirist
burialPlace Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey
linked to: Poets’ Corner
contemporaryOf Alexander Pope
Jonathan Swift
Joseph Addison
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1664-07-21
dateOfDeath 1721-09-18
educatedAt St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Westminster School
employer British diplomatic service
gender male
genre poetry
satire
hasLiteraryForm ballad
epigram
ode
knownFor diplomatic negotiations with France
political poetry
satirical verse
languageOfWorkOrName English
monarchDuringService Queen Anne
William III of England
movement Augustan poetry
linked to: Augustan literature
notableWork Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind
Poems on Several Occasions
Solomon on the Vanity of the World
occupation diplomat
poet
politician
participatedIn negotiations leading to the Treaty of Utrecht
patron Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
linked to: Charles Montagu
placeOfBirth Wimborne Minster
placeOfDeath Wimpole
politicalAlignment Tory
positionHeld Envoy Extraordinary to France
Member of Parliament for Cambridge University
Member of Parliament for East Grinstead
Secretary to the Embassy at The Hague
Under-Secretary of State
residence London
linked to: London, England

Paris
The Hague
workPeriod early 18th century
late 17th century

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court of Queen Anne significantPerson Matthew Prior