John Wolcot
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John Wolcot, dit Peter Pindar, (1738-1819) fut un poète satirique anglais.
Né à Dodbrooke dans le Devon, il acheva ses études en France. Il fut médecin du gouverneur de la Jamaïque et s'établit à son retour à Truro (Cornouailles). Il habita ensuite successivement à Exeter, Londres, et Londres, où il mourut.
Il a laissé des poésies, principalement de odes et des satires, dirigées contre les grands du jour. Il publia ses premières poésies sous le pseudonyme de Peter Pindar.
Source
Marie-Nicolas Bouillet et Alexis Chassang (dir.), « John Wolcot » dans Dictionnaire universel d’histoire et de géographie, 1878 (Wikisource)
Catégories :
- Naissance en 1738
- Décès en 1819
- Poète anglais
- Satiriste
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John Wolcot, John Opie, circa 1780
