Robert Southey

Summary

Robert Southey is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Bristol^[2]. He was born on August 12, 1774^[3]. He passed away in Keswick^[4]. He died on March 21, 1843^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], poet^[7], historian^[8], biographer^[9], and politician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (629 views/month, #7,072 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Bristol^[2], Robert Southey…
• Robert Southey died in Keswick^[4].
• Robert Southey was born on August 12, 1774^[3].
• Robert Southey died on March 21, 1843^[5].
• Robert Southey is buried at Cumbria^[12].
• Robert Southey's father was Robert Southey^[13].
• Robert Southey's mother was Margaret Hill^[14].
• Among Robert Southey's spouses was Edith Fricker^[15].
• Robert Southey was married to Caroline Anne Southey^[16].
• A child of Robert Southey was Margaret Edith Southey^[17].
• A child of Robert Southey was Edith May Southey^[18].
• A child of Robert Southey was Herbert Castle Southey^[19].
• A child of Robert Southey was Emma Southey^[20].
• A child of Robert Southey was Bertha Southey^[21].
• A child of Robert Southey was Katherine Southey^[22].
• Robert Southey held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[23].
• Robert Southey held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[24].
• English was Robert Southey's native language^[25].
• Robert Southey worked as a writer^[6].
• Robert Southey worked as a poet^[7].
• Robert Southey's professions included historian^[8].
• Robert Southey's professions included biographer^[9].
• Robert Southey worked as a politician^[10].
• Robert Southey worked as a translator^[26].
• Robert Southey held the position of Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1774-08-12^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1843-03-21^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: e19d5ca3-65a0-4796-88c2-c2393d9f061c^[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in Bristol^[2], Robert Southey… he was born on August 12, 1774^[3]. His father was he^[13]. His mother was Margaret Hill^[14]. English was his native language^[25].

Education

Educated at Balliol College^[33], a college of the University of Oxford^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1263^[36], headquartered in Oxford^[37] and Westminster School^[38], a boarding school^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1179^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], poet^[7], historian^[8], biographer^[9], politician^[10], and translator^[26]. Positions held include Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom^[27], a title of honor^[42], in United Kingdom^[43] and member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom^[44], a position^[45], in United Kingdom^[46], founded in 1826^[47].

Personal Life

Spouses include Edith Fricker^[15], 1774–1837^[48] and Caroline Anne Southey^[16], a poet^[49], 1786–1854^[50], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[51], specialised in essay^[52]. Children include Margaret Edith Southey^[17], 1802–1803^[53]; Edith May Southey^[18], 1804–1871^[54]; Herbert Castle Southey^[19], 1806–1816^[55]; Emma Southey^[20], 1808–1809^[56]; Bertha Southey^[21], 1809–1877^[57]; and Katherine Southey^[22], 1810–1864^[58].

Death and Burial

Robert Southey died on March 21, 1843^[5]. He died in Keswick^[4]. He is buried at Cumbria^[12].

Why It Matters

Robert Southey ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (629 views/month, #7,072 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Works attributed to him include Goldilocks and the Three Bears^[61], a literary work^[62], founded in 1900^[63].

FAQs

Where was Robert Southey born?

Robert Southey was born in Bristol^[2].

Where did Robert Southey die?

Robert Southey died in Keswick^[4].

Who were Robert Southey's parents?

Robert Southey's father was Robert Southey^[13]. Robert Southey's mother was Margaret Hill^[14].

Who was Robert Southey married to?

Robert Southey's spouses include Edith Fricker^[15] and Caroline Anne Southey^[16].

What did Robert Southey do for work?

Robert Southey worked as writer^[6], poet^[7], historian^[8], biographer^[9], and politician^[10].

Where did Robert Southey go to school?

Robert Southey was educated at Balliol College^[33] and Westminster School^[38].