Title: William Wordsworth Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline
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William Wordsworth Biography
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Content: John Wordsworth
mother: Ann Cookson
siblings: Dorothy Wordsworth
children: Catherine Wordsworth, Dora Wordsworth, John Wordsworth, Thomas Wordsworth, William
Died on: April 23, 1850
place of death: Cumberland, United Kingdom
education: University of Cambridge, Hawkshead Grammar School, St John's College, Cambridge
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Who was William Wordsworth? William Wordsworth was a famous English poet who played a central role in the English Romantic Movement. He is best known for ushering in the Romantic Age in English Literature with the joint publication of ‘Lyrical Ballads’ with Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1798. He was born in Lake District, a region in North West England, known for its beautiful lakes, mountains and forests.