Milton

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Milton is a common English surname most famously borne by the 17th-century poet John Milton, author of "Paradise Lost."

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Milton canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English-language surname
author
epic poem
person
poet
surname
author John Milton
category English-language surnames
surnames of English origin
countryOfOrigin England
dateOfBirth 1608-12-09
dateOfDeath 1674-11-08
employer English Commonwealth
surface form: Commonwealth of England
etymologyDerivedFrom Old English place name elements
featuresCharacter Adam
Eve
God
the Devil
surface form: Satan
firstPublicationDate 1667
genre epic poetry
religious poetry
hasNotableBearer John Milton
hasVariant Mylton
language English
English
languageOfOrigin English
literaryForm poetry
mainTheme The Fall of Man
surface form: Fall of Man
movement Puritanism
nationality English
notableWork Areopagitica
Paradise Lost
Paradise Regained
occupation civil servant
polemicist
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
religiousContext Christianity
usedAs family name
verseForm blank verse
wroteInVerseForm blank verse

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Milton familyName Milton
John familyName Milton
subject surface form: John Milton
Deborah Milton familyName Milton