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John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

1647 - 1680

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John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1 April 1647 (O.S.) – 26 July 1680 (O.S.)) was an English poet and courtier of King Charles II's Restoration court, who reacted against the "spiritual authoritarianism" of the Puritan era. Rochester embodied this new era, and he became as well known for his rakish lifestyle as for his poetry, although the two were often interlinked. He died as a result of a sexually transmitted infection at the age of 33. Rochester was described by his contemporary Andrew Marvell as "the best English satirist", and he is generally considered to be the most considerable poet and the most learned among the Restoration wits. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester is the 2,950th most popular writer (up from 3,975th in 2019), the 2,423rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,852nd in 2019) and the 269th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester ranks 2,950 out of 7,302. Before him are Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Dmitry Pisarev, Champfleury, Knud Knudsen, Günter Eich, and Jalil Mammadguluzadeh. After him are Victor Segalen, Willa Cather, Miklós Radnóti, Casimir Delavigne, Lola Anglada, and Lupus Servatus.

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Among people born in 1647, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester ranks 15. Before him are John de Britto, Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Constantine Phaulkon, Elisabeth Hevelius, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, and Petter Dass. After him is Giovanni II Cornaro. Among people deceased in 1680, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester ranks 29. Before him are Per Brahe the Younger, Joachim Neander, Li Yu, Yun Hyu, Peter Lely, and Frans Post. After him are Pierre-Paul Riquet, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, Marco Uccellini, Symeon of Polotsk, Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp, and Wang Shimin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester ranks 2,423 out of 8,785. Before him are Bill Foulkes (1932), Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893), Thomas Bradwardine (1300), Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots (1404), William Hartnell (1908), and Martin Brundle (1959). After him are Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883), Richard Christopher Carrington (1826), Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (1867), Mary Bell (1957), Mark of Cornwall (480), and Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester ranks 269. Before him are Francis de Laporte de Castelnau (1810), Aelred of Rievaulx (1110), Angela Carter (1940), Michael Bond (1926), Vera Brittain (1893), and Richard Hughes (1900). After him are Tom Sharpe (1928), John Cleland (1709), Francis Beaumont (1584), John Aubrey (1626), Siegfried Sassoon (1886), and Charlotte Smith (1749).

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