Geoffrey Chaucer

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English writer author civil servant courtier diplomat human poet translator

Geoffrey Chaucer was a 14th-century English poet, civil servant, and author of "The Canterbury Tales," often regarded as the father of English literature.

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Observed surface forms (3)

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Chaucer 1
Geoffrey Chaucer as an authority figure in English literature 1
The Canterbury Tales 1

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English writer ⓘ
author ⓘ
civil servant ⓘ
courtier ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
human ⓘ
poet ⓘ
translator ⓘ
awardReceived burial in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey ⓘ
birthDate circa 1343 ⓘ
birthPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
burialPlace Poets’ Corner ⓘ
Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ
surface form: Westminster Abbey
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 25 October 1400 ⓘ
deathPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
employer Curia Regis ⓘ
surface form: English royal court

Edward III of England ⓘ
surface form: King Edward III of England

King Henry IV of England ⓘ
King Richard II of England ⓘ
era 14th century ⓘ
familyName Geoffrey Chaucer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Chaucer
genre allegory ⓘ
narrative poetry ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
romance ⓘ
givenName Geoffrey ⓘ
honorificTitle Father of English literature ⓘ
influenced English literature ⓘ
John Lydgate ⓘ
Thomas Hoccleve ⓘ
William Shakespeare ⓘ
influencedBy Dante Alighieri ⓘ
Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
Francesco Petrarca ⓘ
surface form: Petrarch
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ
movement Middle English literature ⓘ
name Geoffrey Chaucer self-link ⓘ
notableWork Parliament of Fowls ⓘ
The Book of the Duchess ⓘ
The Canterbury Tales ⓘ
The House of Fame ⓘ
The Legend of Good Women ⓘ
Troilus and Criseyde ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
civil servant ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
poet ⓘ
partOf Ricardian poets ⓘ
positionHeld Clerk of the Works at Westminster ⓘ
surface form: Clerk of the King’s Works

Controller of Customs for the Port of London ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Kent ⓘ
relative John of Gaunt ⓘ
spouse Philippa Roet ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

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

Thomas Hoccleve → admired → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
John of Gaunt → ally → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Canterbury Cathedral → associatedWith → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
John Gower → associatedWith → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Canterbury → associatedWithAuthor → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Parliament of Fowls → author → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
The Book of the Duchess → author → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
The Canterbury Tales → author → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
The House of Fame → author → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
The Legend of Good Women → author → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Troilus and Criseyde → author → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
The Wife of Bath → basedOnWorkBy → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Westminster Abbey, London → burialPlaceOf → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
subject surface form: Westminster Abbey
Vox Clamantis → contemporaneousWith → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
John Gower → contemporaryOf → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Geoffrey Chaucer → familyName → Geoffrey Chaucer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chaucer
John Gower → friendOf → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Middle English → hasNotableAuthor → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Ricardian poets → hasNotableMember → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Middle English → hasNotableWork → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Canterbury Tales
Thomas Hoccleve → helpedCanonize → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
this entity surface form: Geoffrey Chaucer as an authority figure in English literature
Ovid’s Metamorphoses → influenceOn → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Giovanni Boccaccio → influenced → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Ovid → influenced → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
John Lydgate → influencedBy → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Thomas Hoccleve → influencedBy → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
The Book of the Duchess → isEarlyWorkOf → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
Geoffrey Chaucer → name → Geoffrey Chaucer self-link ⓘ
Poets’ Corner → notableBurial → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
King Richard II of England → patronOf → Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard II of England