Back ويليام وايتهيد (شاعر) Arabic ويليام وايتهيد (كاتب مسرحيات من مملكه بريطانيا العظمى) ARZ William Whitehead French Ուիլյամ Ուայթհեդ Armenian William Whitehead ID William Whitehead Dutch Уайтхед, Уильям Russian Вільям Вайтгед Ukrainian
William Whitehead | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:William_Whitehead_by_Benjamin_Wilson_(crop).jpg) A portrait of Whitehead by artist Benjamin Wilson. | |
| Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 19 December 1757 – 14 April 1785 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | Colley Cibber |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Warton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | baptized 12 February 1715 Cambridge, England |
| Died | 14 April 1785 (aged 70) Berkeley Square, London |
| Resting place | Grosvenor Chapel |
| Education | Winchester College (1735) Clare College, Cambridge BA (1739); MA (1743) |
| Occupation | Poet, Playwright |
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William Whitehead (baptized 12 February 1715 – 14 April 1785) was an English poet and playwright. He became Poet Laureate in December 1757 after Thomas Gray declined the position.[1]