About John Oldham

John Oldham was an English satirical poet and translator. John Dryden, England's first Poet Laureate, was one of his admirers and upon his death wrote an elegy "To the Memory of Mr. Oldham".

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Occupation: translator, poet, writer
Born: August 9, 1653
Died: December 9, 1683

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John Oldham

English satirical poet and translator

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