# John Skelton

> English poet and tutor (1463-1529)

**Wikidata**: [Q638589](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638589)  
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## Summary

John Skelton was born in 1460 in the Kingdom of England and held citizenship in the same kingdom [1][2]. He was educated at the University of Cambridge  and pursued multiple occupations as a poet, writer, tutor, and priest [3][4]. His primary field of work was poetry and satire [5], and he held the position of Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom .He died on June 21, 1529, in Westminster [6][7][8][9][10], and was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster . His contributions were confined to the literary and religious spheres within the Kingdom of England, with no evidence of activity beyond these roles or locations. All known facts about him derive from his birth, education, professional roles, death, and burial [1][2][6][7][8][9][10][3][4][5].


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1. [Source](https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Skelton)
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