Rupert Brooke

English poet (1887–1915)

Rupert Chawner Brooke (3 August 1887 – 23 April 1915[1]) was an English poet. He is known for his war sonnets written during the First World War. His best known work is "The Soldier". Irish poet W. B. Yeats described him as "the handsomest young man in England".[2][3]

Rupert Brooke
Born3 August 1887
Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Died23 April 1915(1915-04-23) (aged 27)
Aegean Sea, off the island of Skyros
Cause of deathSepsis
Resting placeSkyros, Greece
NationalityBritish
EducationRugby School, King's College, University of Cambridge (fellow)
OccupationPoet
EmployerSidgwick and Jackson (Publisher)
Known forPoetry

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