William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth.
Born	(1770-04-07)7 April 1770 Wordsworth House, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England
Died	23 April 1850(1850-04-23) (aged 80) Cumberland, England
Occupation	Poet
Genre	Poetry
Literary movement	Romanticism
Notable works	Lyrical Ballads, Poems in Two Volumes, The Excursion

William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was an important poet of the Romantic Age in English literature.

Many people think that The Prelude, an autobiographical poem of his early years is his masterpiece. Wordsworth was England's Poet Laureate from 1843 until his death in 1850.