Geoffrey Chaucer

"Chaucer" redirects here. For other uses, see Chaucer (disambiguation).

Geoffrey Chaucer (/ˈtʃɔːsər/; c. 1343 – 25 October 1400), known as the Father of English literature,^[1] 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.

Geoffrey Chaucer
Portrait of Chaucer from the 17th century.