Samuel Rogers

Samuel Rogers
Samuel Rogers
Born	30 July 1763 Newington Cross, Islington, England
Died	18 December 1855(1855-12-18) (aged 92) Newington Cross, Islington, England
Resting place	St Mary's Church
Occupation	Writer

Samuel Rogers (30 July 1763 – 18 December 1855) was an English poet, during his lifetime one of the most celebrated, although his fame has long since been eclipsed by his Romantic colleagues and friends Wordsworth, Coleridge and Byron. His recollections of these and other friends such as Charles James Fox are key sources for information about London artistic and literary life, with which he was intimate, and which he used his wealth to support. He made his money as a banker and was also a discriminating art collector.