John Milton Biography

John Milton biography

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NAME: John Milton
OCCUPATION: Historian, Journalist, Poet
BIRTH DATE: December 09, 1608
DEATH DATE: c. November 08, 1674
EDUCATION: St. Paul's School, Christ's College, Cambridge

PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England
PLACE OF DEATH: London, England

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John Milton, English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, is best known for writing Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English.

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John Milton is best known for Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English. Together with Paradise Regained, it formed his reputation as one of the greatest English poets. In his prose works he advocated the abolition of the Church of England. His influence extended not only through the civil wars and interregnum but also to the American and French revolutions.