# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nahum-tate
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:00:31.019Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nahum-tate"
name: "Nahum Tate"
slug: "nahum-tate"
description: "Nahum Tate was an Anglo-Irish poet, hymnist, and lyricist, who became Poet Laureate in 1692. Tate is best known for The History of King Lear, his 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, and for his libretto for Henry Purcell's opera, Dido and Aeneas. He also wrote the lyrics to a Christmas carol, \"While shepherds watched their flocks\"."
tagline: "Anglo-Irish poet and playwright (1652–1715)"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1652"
deathDate: "1715-07-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump