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William Barnes
William Barnes is an English writer, poet, linguist, priest, mathematician, engraver, and inventor. He has written more than 800 poems, some in the Dorset dialect, and many others, including a comprehensive English grammar book citing more than 70 different languages. As a linguist, Barnes strongly argued against borrowing foreign words from English, and instead, favors the use and dissemination of "old Anglo-Saxon discourse". strong."
BornFebruary 22, 1801, Bagber, Dorset, England
DiedOctober 7, 1886, Winterborne Came, Dorset, England
BuriedSt Peter's Church, Winterborne Came, Dorset, England
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
OccupationPoet, Anglican priest, philologist
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge

About William Barnes

Poet William Barnes was born on February 22, 1801 in England (He dies at the age of 85, on October 7, 1886).

He was a nineteenth-century English novelist, poet, and pastor best known for his work Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect, published in 1879. He released approximately a thousand poems over the course of his lifetime, including works in Dorset dialect like The Love Child.

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William Barnes before becoming famous

William Barnes was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1801 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rooster (雞).

He was a rector at many Church of England parishes after studying at St. John's College, Cambridge.

Achievement of William Barnes

He was a well-known philologist and expert in the field of linguistics.

William Barnes's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born to a Dorset farmer's family.

William Barnes Collabed with

He and Novelist Thomas Hardy were literary buddies and contemporaries.

William Barnes Income & Net worth

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