Thomas Hardy
an English novelist and poet, influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth
Born
2 June 1840 Stinsford, Dorset, England
Died
11 January 1928 (aged 87) Dorchester, Dorset, England
Alma mater
King's College London
Occupation
Novelist, poet, and short story writer
adultbasic
Britain
era
1800+
Literary movement
Naturalism, Victorian literature
Notable works
Tess of the d'Urbervilles Far from the Madding Crowd The Mayor of Casterbridge Collected Poems Jude the Obscure
Resting place
Stinsford parish church (heart) Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey (ashes)
Spouse
Emma Gifford ( m. 1874; died 1912) Florence Dugdale ( m. 1914)