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Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 - 1400)
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Geoffrey Chaucer (born 1340/44, died 1400) was born in London. His name was of French origin and meant shoemaker. Chaucer was the son of a prosperous wine merchant and deputy to the kings's butler, and his wife Agnes. Little is known of his early education, but his works show that he could read French, Latin, and Italian.

In 1359-1360 Chaucer went to France with Edward III's army during the Hundred Years' War. He was captured in the Ardennes and returned to England after the treaty of Brétign..
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And she was fayr as is the rose in May.
- Geoffrey Chaucer
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