William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was a major English Romantic poet,one of the most important figures in the Romantic Movement. Here's his biodata:

 William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was a major English Romantic poet, considered one of the most important figures in the Romantic Movement. Here's his biodata:






*Early Life


- Born on April 7, 1770, in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

- Son of John and Ann Wordsworth

- Youngest of five children

- Father was a lawyer and represented the Lowther family


*Education:*


- Hawkshead Grammar School (1787-1791)

- St John's College, Cambridge (1791-1794)

- Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree


*Career:*


- Teacher and writer

- Published first poem, "Sonnet on Seeing Miss Helen Maria Williams Weep at a Tale of Suffering" (1787)

- Co-authored "Lyrical Ballads" with Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1798)

- Published "Poems in Two Volumes" (1807)

- Appointed Poet Laureate (1843)


*Personal Life:*


- Married Mary Hutchinson (1802)

- Had five children

- Lived in Grasmere, Lake District (1799-1808)

- Moved to Rydal Mount, Ambleside (1813)


*Literary Contributions:*


- Key figure in the Romantic Movement

- Emphasized nature, imagination, and emotion

- Famous works: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," "Tintern Abbey," "Ode: Intimations of Immortality"


*Legacy:*


- Influenced generations of poets, including John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley

- Contributed to the development of Romanticism

- Remembered as one of the greatest English poets


*Death:*


- Died on April 23, 1850, at Rydal Mount, Ambleside

- Buried in Grasmere churchyard.



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