Samuel Butler (poet)

For other uses, see Samuel Butler.
This article is about the 17th-century poet, author of Hudibras. For the 19th-century novelist, author of Erewhon, see Samuel Butler (novelist).

Samuel Butler
Portrait of Butler by Pieter Borsseler
Born1612 or 1613
Strensham, Worcestershire, England
Died25 September 1680 (aged 67)
London, England
NationalityEnglish
Notable workHudibras (1663–1678)

Samuel Butler (baptized 14 February 1613 – 25 September 1680) was an English poet and satirist. He is remembered now chiefly for a long satirical poem titled Hudibras.