George Chapman

George Chapman
Chapman. Frontispiece engraving for The Whole Works of Homer (1616) attributed to William Hole
Born	c. 1559 Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Died	(1634-05-12)12 May 1634 London
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	English
Period	Elizabethan
Genre	Tragedy, translation
Notable works	Bussy D'Ambois, translations of Homer

George Chapman (c. 1559 – 12 May 1634) was an English dramatist, translator and poet. He was a classical scholar whose work shows the influence of Stoicism. William Minto speculated that Chapman is the unnamed Rival Poet of Shakespeare's sonnets. Chapman is seen as an anticipator of the metaphysical poets of the 17th century. He is best remembered for his translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and the Homeric Batrachomyomachia.