Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London. Chaucer is of French orgin and means shoemaker. He is well known because he was one of the first writers to write his works in English instead of the normal Anglo-Norman or Latin. He is also well known for writing Canterbury Tales, which is known as one of the greatest epic works in literature. Little is known about his education but though his works we know that he could read French, Latin, and Italian.
That's interesting that Chaucer's name means shoemaker.
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