John Dryden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Dryden

English poet and playwright

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1631

Place of Birth: Aldwincle, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-May-1700

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, hymnwriter

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John Dryden (; 19 August [O.S.
9 August] 1631 – 12 May [O.S.
1 May] 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made England's first Poet Laureate in 1668.He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden.
Romanticist writer Sir Walter Scott called him "Glorious John".