Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller, 3 March 1606 to 21 October 1687, was a poet and politician from Buckinghamshire. He sat as MP for various constituencies between 1624 and 1687, and was one of the longest serving members of the English House of Commons. Although considered a major poet by contemporaries, his literary reputation declined after his death, and he is now rarely read.
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- Eton CollegeKing's CollegeThe Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
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- 🏆 Fellow of the Royal Society
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1606
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Birth1687
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