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Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London sometime around 1343, though the precise date and location of his birth remain unknown.
His father and grandfather were both London vintners; several previous generations had been merchants in Ipswich.
(His family name derives from the French chausseur, meaning "shoemaker".)
Geoffrey Chaucer’s father name was John Chaucer and mother name was Agnes Copton
Geoffrey Chaucer was died in 25 October 1400 his age 56–57 years. His occupation was Author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, diplomat

He is known as the Father of English Poetry and English literature, He is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages.

He was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey. While he achieved fame during his life time as an author, philosopher, alchemist and astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his ten year-old son Lewis, Chaucer also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat.

Around 1366, Chaucer married with Philippa (de) Roet.he has two sons Elizabeth Chaucer and Thomas Chaucer.

Chaucer probably studied law in the Inner Temple (an Inn of Court) at this time. He became a member of the royal court of Edward III as a varlet de chambre, yeoman, or esquire on 20 June 1367, a position which could entail a wide variety of tasks.

Geoffrey Chaucer was the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. He was also the first poet to be buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey.

Chaucer was also famous as an author, philosopher, alchemist and astronomer. He also had an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat.

His most prominent role was developing the legitimacy of the vernacular, Middle English when French and Latin were the dominant literary languages in England. Chaucer's most celebrated work is "The Canterbury Tales". His other important works include

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