Who is Chaucer?

Although best known for his book The Canterbury Tales, English poet Geoffrey Chaucer wrote many poems in his lifetime. Learn more on Biography.com. read more

Geoffrey Chaucer (/ ˈ tʃ ɔː s ər /; c. 1343 – 25 October 1400), known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. He was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. read more

Poet Geoffrey Chaucer was born circa 1340, most likely at his parents’ house on Thames Street in London, England. Chaucer’s family was of the bourgeois class, descended from an affluent family who made their money in the London wine trade. read more

Illuminated manuscript of the prologue to 'The Canterbury Tales' © Chaucer was the first great poet writing in English, whose best-known work is 'The Canterbury Tales'. Geoffrey Chaucer was born between 1340 and 1345, probably in London. read more