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John Milton (1608-1674) was an English poet, scholar, and senior administrator in the revolutionary Commonwealth of England government. A devout Reformed Christian and libertarian, he championed individual freedom and truth in the ongoing struggle... Google Books
Born: December 9, 1608, England, United Kingdom
Died: November 8, 1674 (age 65 years), Bunhill Row, London, United Kingdom
Influenced by: William Shakespeare, John Donne, Dante Alighieri, and more
Influenced: William Blake, John Keats, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and more
Children: Deborah Milton, Mary Milton, Anne Milton, and more
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May 26, 2024 · John Milton, English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, considered the most significant English author after William Shakespeare.
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell.