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Andrew Marvell
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English poet and politician (1621–1678)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1621-03-31 ) 31 March 1621, Winestead , England
- Died
- 16 August 1678 (1678-08-16) (aged 57), London , England
- Occupation
- Poet
- Alma mater
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Notable works
- " To His Coy Mistress ", " The Mower's Song ", " The Garden ", " Upon Appleton House ", " On Mr. Milton's Paradise Lost "
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andrew
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- England
- Place of birth
- Winestead
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- satirist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Andrew Marvell engraving.jpg
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- nickname
- British Aristides
- Commons category
- Andrew Marvell
- date of birth
- 1621-03-31
- date of death
- 1678-08-16
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- member of
- Cavalier Parliament
- Commons Creator page
- Andrew Marvell
- writing language
- English language
- cause of death
- malaria
- name in native language
- Andrew Marvell
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- St Giles in the Fields, Holborn
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Andrew Marvell, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Andrew Marvell (/ˈmɑːrvəl, mɑːrˈvɛl/; 31 March 1621 – 16 August 1678) was an English poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth period he was a colleague and friend of John Milton. A metaphysical poet, his poems range from the love-song "To His Coy Mistress", to evocations of an aristocratic country house and garden in "Upon Appleton House" and "The Garden", the political address "An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland", and the later personal and political satires "Flecknoe" and "The Character of Holland".
Early life
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