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William Cowper ( Berkhamsted, 26 november 1731 – East Dereham, 25 april 1800 ), uitgesproken als /ˈkuːpə/ (‘Cooper’), was een Engels dichter. Hij was een zoon van dominee John Cowper en diens eerste vrouw, die in 1736 overleed. Langs moederskant was hij een afstammeling van John Donne .
Titre honorifique. William Francis Cowper-Temple, 1er baron Mount Temple ( 13 décembre 1811 - 16 octobre 1888 ), connu comme William Cowper-Temple entre 1869 et 1880, est un homme d'État libéral britannique.
William Cowper was born at the rectory, Berkhamstead, Hampshire, the fourth child of the Rev. John Cowper (1694-1756) and his wife Ann, née Donne (1703-37), of Ludham Hall, Norfolk. Cowper's mother died when he was six years old. Cowper was educated at several different schools before entering Westminster School in 1742.
Martin Priestman: Cowper’s 'Task': Structure and Influence. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1983. Charles Ryskamp: William Cowper of the Inner Temple, Esq.: A Study of His Life and Works to the Year 1768. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1959. Cowper William: The Diverting History of John Gilpin, London, Evans Edition 1878
Following his schooling, Cowper began training in law in 1749, following in the footsteps of other members of his family. He attended Middle Temple followed by the Inner Temple. This is why he was named as “William Cowper of the Inner Temple” in his published works.
When William Cowper’s first volume of poems was published by Joseph Johnson of St Paul’s. Churchyard in 1782 it was entitled Poems/ by/ William Cowper of the Inner Temple. However, this description has caused confusion amongst biographers of the poet who in some cases have. assumed that William Cowper was called to the bar at the Inner Temple.
WILLIAM COWPER [pronounced 'Cooper'], English poet, was born in the rectory (now rebuilt) of Great Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, on the 26th of November (O.S. 15th) 1731, his father the Rev. John Cowper being rector of the parish as well as a chaplain to George II. On both the father's and the mother's side he was of ancient lineage.
