William Cowper

Summary

William Cowper is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Berkhamsted^[2]. He was born on November 26, 1731^[3]. He passed away in Dereham^[4]. He died on April 25, 1800^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], translator^[7], writer^[8], poet lawyer^[9], and hymnwriter^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (827 views/month, #6,992 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• William Cowper was born in Berkhamsted^[2].
• William Cowper died in Dereham^[4].
• William Cowper was born on November 26, 1731^[3].
• William Cowper was born on November 15, 1731^[12].
• William Cowper died on April 25, 1800^[5].
• William Cowper died on April 14, 1800^[13].
• William Cowper is buried at Norfolk^[14].
• William Cowper's father was John Cowper^[15].
• William Cowper's mother was Anne Don^[16].
• William Cowper held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[17].
• William Cowper is identified as part of the English people ethnic group^[18].
• William Cowper's professions included poet^[6].
• William Cowper worked as a translator^[7].
• William Cowper worked as a writer^[8].
• William Cowper's professions included poet lawyer^[9].
• William Cowper worked as a hymnwriter^[10].
• William Cowper's professions included abolitionist^[19].
• William Cowper was educated at Westminster School^[20].
• William Cowper's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[21].
• William Cowper is recorded as male^[22].
• William Cowper's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• William Cowper is associated with the Romanticism movement^[24].
• William Cowper's Commons category is recorded as William Cowper^[25].
• The cause of death was edema^[26].
• William Cowper's residence is recorded as Huntingdon^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1731-11-26^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1800-04-25^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3bd8e7ad-2189-4c55-8894-71304ef609c5^[32]

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Origins and Family

William Cowper was born in Berkhamsted^[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 26, 1731^[3] and November 15, 1731^[12]. His father was John Cowper^[15]. His mother was Anne Don^[16]. He is identified as part of the English people ethnic group^[18].

Education

William Cowper was educated at Westminster School^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], translator^[7], writer^[8], poet lawyer^[9], hymnwriter^[10], and abolitionist^[19].

Personal Life

William Cowper's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[21].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 25, 1800^[5] and April 14, 1800^[13]. William Cowper died in Dereham^[4]. The cause of death was edema^[26]. Burial took place at Norfolk^[14].

Why It Matters

William Cowper ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (827 views/month, #6,992 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Works attributed to him include The Task^[35], a literary work^[36].

FAQs

Where was William Cowper born?

William Cowper was born in Berkhamsted^[2].

Where did William Cowper die?

William Cowper died in Dereham^[4].

Who were William Cowper's parents?

William Cowper's father was John Cowper^[15]. William Cowper's mother was Anne Don^[16].

What did William Cowper do for work?

William Cowper worked as poet^[6], translator^[7], writer^[8], poet lawyer^[9], and hymnwriter^[10].

Where did William Cowper go to school?

William Cowper was educated at Westminster School^[20].