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John Keats
1795-1821
"Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?"
Birthplace
London, England
Education
Clarke's School, Enfield; Guy's Hospital
Other jobs
After his mother's death in 1810, Keats's guardian apprenticed him to a surgeon/apothecary.
In 1814 he fell out with his master and enrolled as a student at Guy's Hospital, and by the summer of 1816 he had become a dresser of wounds and a Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries. By the end of the year, however, he had thrown up his medical studies altogether in order to pursue his literary ambitions, much to his guardian's dismay.
Did you know?
Keats was only just over five feet tall, and very sensitive about his stature.
Upon reading a favourable review of arch-rival Lord Byron's work, he is said to have exclaimed: "You see what it is to be six foot tall and a Lord!"
Critical verdict
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