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Samuel Butler (poet)
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For other uses, see Samuel Butler.
This article is about the 17th-century poet, author of Hudibras. For the 19th-century novelist, author of Erewhon, see Samuel Butler (novelist).
Samuel Butler (baptized 14 February 1613 – 25 September 1680) was an English poet and satirist. He is remembered now chiefly for a long satirical poem titled Hudibras.
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Born | 1612 or 1613 Strensham, Worcestershire, England |
Died | 25 September 1680 (aged 67) London, England |
Nationality | English |
Notable work | Hudibras (1663–1678) |
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