William Barnes
Poet

William Barnes Net Worth

William Barnes was an English poet, author, and minister born in 1801. He is best known for his 1879 work, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect, and published nearly a thousand poems throughout his career. His net worth is estimated to be $1.1 million.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 22, 1801
Birth Place England
Age 218 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Pisces

💰 Net worth: $1.1 Million (2024)

About

A nineteenth-century English author, poet, and minister, he is most remembered for his 1879 work, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect. Over the course of his career, he published nearly a thousand poems, including such Dorset dialect works as The Love Child.

Before Fame

He studied at St. John's College, Cambridge and served as rector at several Church of England parishes.

Trivia

He was a prominent philologist and linguistic expert.

Family Life

He was the child of a Dorset farmer.

Associated With

He and Thomas Hardy were literary contemporaries and friends.

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