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Thomas Wyatt

1503 - 1542

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Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503 – 11 October 1542) was a 16th-century English politician, ambassador, and lyric poet credited with introducing the sonnet to English literature. He was born at Allington Castle near Maidstone in Kent, though his family was originally from Yorkshire. His family adopted the Lancastrian side in the Wars of the Roses. His mother was Anne Skinner, and his father Henry, who had earlier been imprisoned and tortured by Richard III, had been a Privy Councillor of Henry VII and remained a trusted adviser when Henry VIII ascended the throne in 1509. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Wyatt is the 2,265th most popular writer (down from 1,918th in 2019), the 1,935th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,467th in 2019) and the 213th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Thomas Wyatt ranks 2,265 out of 7,302. Before him are Krishna Sobti, Abraham Sutzkever, Francesc Eiximenis, Herman Bang, Ibn Taghribirdi, and Etel Adnan. After him are Horacio Quiroga, Colin Wilson, Erin Hunter, Janus Pannonius, Matthew Arnold, and Edward FitzGerald.

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Among people born in 1503, Thomas Wyatt ranks 14. Before him are Henry II of Navarre, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Robert Estienne, Gerolama Orsini, and Bartolomé Carranza. After him are Giovanni della Casa, Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski, and Augustin Hirschvogel. Among people deceased in 1542, Thomas Wyatt ranks 11. Before him are 2nd Dalai Lama, Hernando de Soto, Dosso Dossi, Sayyida al Hurra, Peter Henlein, and Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford. After him are Girolamo Aleandro, Ludwig Senfl, Nikolaus Federmann, Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Diego de Almagro II, and Cristóvão da Gama.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Wyatt ranks 1,935 out of 8,785. Before him are William Caxton (1422), Paul Rodgers (1949), Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), Mark Fisher (1968), David Douglas (1799), and Princess Mary of Great Britain (1723). After him are Robert Filmer (1588), Samantha Fox (1966), Colin Wilson (1931), Edward L. G. Bowell (1943), Michael Scot (1175), and Ine of Wessex (700).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Wyatt ranks 213. Before him are Edward Young (1683), John Skelton (1460), Clive Barker (1952), Allen Carr (1934), William Caxton (1422), and Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925). After him are Colin Wilson (1931), Matthew Arnold (1822), Edward FitzGerald (1809), Thomas Gray (1716), James Herbert Brennan (1940), and Dick Francis (1920).

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