John Milton
John Milton
Portrait of Milton, circa 1629
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an English poet and intellectual. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667).
Born
9 December 1608 Bread Street, Cheapside, London, England
Died
8 November 1674 (aged 65) Bunhill, London, England
Alma mater
Christ's College, Cambridge
Occupation
Poet Intellectual Civil Servant
Spouse(s)
Mary Powell ( m. 1642 ; died 1652 ) Katherine Woodcock ( m. 1656 ; died 1658 ) Elizabeth Mynshull ( m. 1663 )
adultbasic
Britain
Children
5
era
1600-1800
Language
English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Italian, Old English, Dutch, Aramaic, Syriac
Notable works
Paradise Lost Areopagitica Lycidas
Resting place
St Giles-without-Cripplegate