John Donne was an English poet, scholar who was born on 22nd of January 1572. He was born in a Catholic family and later became a cleric in the Church of England. He was educated privately in the beginning, but in the year 1583 when Donne was 11 he began studying at Hart Hall which is now known as Hertford College, Oxford. After studying there for three years, he took admission in the University of Cambridge and studied here for another three years. Donne failed to obtain a graduation degree from both the colleges as he refused to take the oath of supremacy because of him being a Catholic. He went to the Thavies Inn legal school in the year 1591 in London. He was then admitted in Lincoln’s Inn on 6th of May 1592.
He was the dean of St., Paul’s Cathedral in London (1621-1631). His works include Sonnets, religious poems, love poems, Latin translations, songs, epigrams, etc. He is also well known for his sermons. Donne was elected as the member of Parliament form the constituency of Brackley in the year 1602.
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in the year 1615 from the University of Cambridge and in the same year he became the Royal Chaplain. His works were related with the topics like corruption in the legal system, pompous countries etc. In his early career he was also known for his erotic poetry and also his elegies. He died in the year 1631 on 31st of March at the age of 59 and was buried in the Old St. Paul’s Cathedral.