There were two famous John Wordsworths:
John Wordsworth, brother of the poet William Wordsworth, was originally from Cockermouth, in Cumbria, England.
William Wordsworth's father's name was John Wordsworth.
John Wordsworth - scholar - died in 1838.
John Wordsworth - scholar - was born in 1805.
William Wordsworth died on April 23, 1850 at the age of 80.
William Wordsworth's father was John Wordsworth - an attorney to James Lowther, first Earl of Lonsdale. William saw little of his father as a child, since John tended to live away from the family.
Milton and Wordsworth.
John was the first name of Keats. William was the first name of Wordsworth.
William Wordsworth's role model was his father, John Wordsworth, who had a great influence on him during his formative years. John Wordsworth encouraged his son's love for nature and literature, which later became key themes in William's poetry.
William Wordsworth's father, also named John Wordsworth, died when William was only 8 years old. John Wordsworth drowned after falling off a rock while on a walk with his son and daughter near their home in Cumberland. This tragic event had a significant impact on Wordsworth and influenced much of his poetry.
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John Francis Danby has written: 'S.T. Coleridge' 'Wordsworth'