William Whitehead
William Whitehead | |
|---|---|
 Sebuah potret Whitehead karya seniman Benjamin Wilson. | |
| Lahir | dibaptis pada 12 Februari 1715 Cambridge, Inggris |
| Meninggal | 14 April 1785 Berkeley Square, London |
| Pemakaman | Grosvenor Chapel |
| Pekerjaan | Penyair, Pengarang drama |
| Pendidikan | Winchester College (1735) Clare College, Cambridge BA (1739); MA (1743) |
| Karya terkenal | Creusa, Queen of Athens (1754) The School for Lovers (1762) |
William Whitehead (dibaptis 12 Februari 1715 – 14 April 1785) adalah seorang penyair dan pengarang drama asal Inggris. Ia menjadi Poet Laureate pada 1757 setelah Thomas Gray turun dari jabatan tersebut.
Referensi
- Chalmers' Works of the English Poets (vol. 17)
- Bell's British Theatre (vols. 3, 7, 20)
Pranala luar
- William Whitehead at the Eighteenth-Century Poetry Archive (ECPA)
- Karya oleh/tentang William Whitehead di Internet Archive (pencarian dioptimalkan untuk situs non-Beta)
- Karya William Whitehead di LibriVox (buku suara domain umum)
| Jabatan peradilan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Didahului oleh: Colley Cibber |
Poet Laureate 1757–1785 |
Diteruskan oleh: Thomas Warton |
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