Geoffrey Chaucer
/ˌdʒefri ˈtʃɔːsə(r)/
/ˌdʒefri ˈtʃɔːsər/
- (c. 1343-1400) an English poet. He is often called 'the father of English poetry' because he was the first major poet to write in English rather than Latin or French. His best-known work is The Canterbury Tales.