Dryden, John

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John Dryden
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John Dryden

Name	Dryden, John Gender: M
born on	19 August 1631 at 17:35 (= 5:35 PM )
Place	Aldwincle, England, 52n25, 0w31
Timezone	LMT m0w31 (is local mean time)
Data source	From memory Rodden Rating A
Astrology data	26°16' 23°48 Asc. 17°48'

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Biography

British writer; poet, dramatist and critic known as the greatest writer of the Restoration period and the true founder of English Literary criticism. Educated at Westminster School and Trinity College in Cambridge, his first publication was in 1659 and his comedies and tragedies started appearing in 1675. Dryden was appointed poet laureate in 1670, losing the honor in 1685 after becoming a Catholic and the accession of the Protestant King. He had a great influence on English poetry. An able astrologer, he left his own horoscope in his papers.

He married Lady Elizabeth Howard in 1663. Dryden died 5/01/1700, London, England.

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Events

• Death, Cause unspecified 1 May 1700 (Age 68)
• Work : New Career 1659 (First publication released)

• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1675 (Comedies started appearing)

• Work : Prize 1670 (Appointed poet laureate)

• Relationship : Marriage 1663 (Lady Elizabeth Howard)

• Work : Lose social status 1685 (Lost laureate honor)

Source Notes

Data from his own chart given in MA 4/32.

(August 9, 1631 OS)

Categories

• Vocation : Occult Fields : Astrologer

• Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script

• Vocation : Writers : Poet

• Notable : Book Collection : Culture Collection

• Vocation : Writers : Critic

• Notable : Famous : Historic figure

• Notable : Awards : Vocational award (Poet laureate)