John Keats

English Romantic poet (1795–1821)
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John Keats
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John Keats was born on October 31, 1795, in Moorgate.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] He worked as a poet, judge-rapporteur, physician, and writer.[11][9][12][13][14][15] His education included King's College London.

His field was poetry and Romanticism,[16] and his movement was Romanticism. His religion was irreligion.[17][18]

He died on February 23, 1821, in Rome,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][19] with the cause of death recorded as tuberculosis.[20][21][3] He was buried at the Protestant Cemetery, Rome.[4]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: London[11]
  • Place of burial: Protestant Cemetery, Rome[12], Grave of John Keats[13]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14]
  • Ethnic group: English people[15]
  • Field of work: poetry[16], Romanticism[17]
  • Educated at: King's College London[18]
  • Religion or worldview: irreligion[19]
  • Influenced by: John Milton[20], Edmund Spenser[21], William Hazlitt[22], Virgil[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Movement: Romanticism[25]
  • Commons category: John Keats[26]
  • Cause of death: tuberculosis[27]
  • Residence: England[28], Ireland[29], Scotland[30], Geographical region of Italy[31]
  • Family name: Keats[32]
  • Given name: John[33]
  • Topic's main category: Category:John Keats[34]
  • Commons gallery: John Keats[35]
  • Work location: England[36]
  • Medical condition: tuberculosis[37]
  • Manner of death: tuberculosis[38], natural causes[39]
  • Depicted by: John Keats[40], Grave of John Keats[41]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[42], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for John Keats include Keats-Shelley Memorial House[45], Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry[46], and Keats[47].

Why It Matters

John Keats has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

He has been cited as an influence by Alexander Pushkin[50], a poet[51], 1799–1837[52], of Russian Empire[53], specialised in study of history[54]; Robert Frost[55], a poet[56], 1874–1963[57], of United States[58], awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry[59]; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow[60], a translator[61], 1807–1882[62], of United States[63], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[64]; Wilfred Owen[65], a writer[66], 1893–1918[67], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[68], awarded the Military Cross[69]; Seamus Heaney[70], a playwright[71], 1939–2013[72], of Ireland[73], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[74], specialised in poetry[75]; and Samuel R. Delany[76], a writer[77], b. 1942[78], of United States[79], awarded the Nebula Award for Best Novel[80], specialised in gender studies[81].

Works attributed to him include Ode on a Grecian Urn[82], a literary work[83]; La Belle Dame sans Merci[84]; Ode to a Nightingale[85]; Endymion[86]; To Autumn[87]; and Hyperion[88]. Entities named for him include Keats-Shelley Memorial House[45], Keats-Shelley Prize for Poetry[46], and Keats[47].

FAQs

Where was John Keats born?

John Keats was born in Moorgate[2].

Where did John Keats die?

John Keats passed away in Rome[4].

What did John Keats do for work?

John Keats worked as a poet[5], judge-rapporteur[6], physician[7], writer[8], and librettist[9].

Where did John Keats go to school?

John Keats was educated at King's College London[18].

Who did John Keats influence?

John Keats has been cited as an influence by Alexander Pushkin[50], Robert Frost[55], Henry Wadsworth Longfellow[60], and Wilfred Owen[65].

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