Richard Blackmore

Richard Blackmore
Born	22 January 1654 Corsham, Wiltshire
Died	9 October 1729 (aged 75) Boxted, Essex
Nationality	English
Occupation(s)	poet, physician

Sir Richard Blackmore (22 January 1654 – 9 October 1729), English poet and physician, is remembered primarily as the object of satire and as an epic poet, but he was also a respected medical doctor and theologian.