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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matthew Prior canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomat
ⓘ
human ⓘ poet ⓘ satirist ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Poets’ Corner
ⓘ
surface form:
Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey
|
| 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 |
UK Diplomatic Service
ⓘ
surface form:
British diplomatic service
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm |
ballad
ⓘ
epigram ⓘ ode ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diplomatic negotiations with France
ⓘ
political poetry ⓘ satirical verse ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| monarchDuringService |
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne
William III of England ⓘ |
| movement |
Augustan literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Augustan poetry
|
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
|
| 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, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Paris ⓘ The Hague ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
early 18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
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