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Aaron Hill
1685–1750
A restless and ambitious figure in early 18th-century London, this English dramatist and essayist moved between the worlds of theater, poetry, and literary debate. His best-known successes included stage adaptations that helped bring Continental drama to English audiences.
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Born in London on February 10, 1685, Aaron Hill was an English poet, dramatist, and essayist. He was educated at Westminster School and traveled in the East while still young, experiences that later fed into his writing and public career.
Hill was active in the lively literary and theatrical culture of his time. He wrote plays, essays, and poems, and is especially remembered for dramatic adaptations, including versions of Voltaire that found success on the English stage. He was also known as an energetic promoter of projects and ideas, which gave him a reputation as a versatile, sometimes controversial figure in London letters.
He died in London on February 8, 1750. Although he is less widely read today than some of his contemporaries, he remains an interesting presence in 18th-century literature for the range of his ambitions and his role in shaping theatrical taste.