1. William Blake
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William Blake was born on November 28, 1757 in London, where his father was a hosier. He was a poet, painter, visionary mystic, and an engraver, who illustrated and printed his own books. He managed to remain extremely poor all his life. He died on August 12, 1827, and was buried in an unmarked grave at the public cemetery of Bunhill Fields
