FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
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London, 1343
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Lewisham, 1323
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Woolwich, 1323
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Kensington, 1343
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chaucer was born in London most likely in the early 1340s (by some accounts, including his monument, he was born in 1343), though the precise date and location remain unknown. The Chaucer family offers an extraordinary example of upward mobility.
Detailed explanation-2: -He was born into a prosperous merchant family in London. His father John Chaucer (c. 1312–1366), was a vintner (a wine merchant), who had married Agnes Copton (d.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although c. 1340 is customarily given as Chaucer’s birth date, 1342 or 1343 is probably a closer guess.
Detailed explanation-4: -Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London sometime between 1340 and 1344 to John Chaucer and Agnes Copton. John Chaucer was an affluent wine merchant and deputy to the king’s butler.
Detailed explanation-5: -Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) Geoffrey Chaucer was born between 1340 and 1345, probably in London. His father was a prosperous wine merchant.