John Donne

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Milestones

By 19 June 1572

JD , poet and churchman, was born in London in the parish of St Olave during the months leading up to this date. He was the third in a family of at least six children.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

31 March 1631

JD , poet and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, died of stomach cancer in London.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

Biography

Birth and Background

By 19 June 1572

JD , poet and churchman, was born in London in the parish of St Olave during the months leading up to this date. He was the third in a family of at least six children.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

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