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Rupert Brooke
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Born | 3 August 1887 Rugby, Warwickshire, England
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Died | 23 April 1915 Aegean Sea, off the island of Skyros
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(aged 27)
Cause of death | Sepsis |
Resting place | Skyros, Greece |
Nationality | British |
Education | Rugby School, King's College, University of Cambridge (fellow) |
Occupation | Poet |
Employer | Sidgwick and Jackson (Publisher) |
Known for | Poetry |
Rupert Chawner Brooke (3 August 1887 – 23 April 1915) was an English poet. He is known for his war sonnets written during the First World War. His best known work is "The Soldier" . Irish poet W. B. Yeats described him as "the handsomest young man in England".
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A statue of Brooke in Rugby

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