Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer Historical Figure Nationality: England Year of Birth: c. 1343 Year of Death: 1400 Cause of Death: Disputed Religion: Catholicism Occupation: Courtier, Author of Fiction, Poet Fictional Appearances: In High Places POD: 1348 Type of Appearance: Posthumous reference Date of Death: Late 14th century Cause of Death: Plague

Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 - 25 October 1400) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Although he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer is credited by some scholars as being the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacular English language.

Geoffrey Chaucer in In High Places

In an alternate where the Great Black Deaths wiped out most of Europe, Geoffrey Chaucer was killed by the epidemic before he could write The Canterbury Tales, although he did write other things. He died at some point before 1372. Annette Klein noted that the language spoken in the England of this timeline was closer to Chaucer's than the English of the home timeline.

See Also

• Literary Allusions to Turtledove's Work for references to Chaucer's work.