Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer', (circa 1878). Chaucer (circa 1343-1400) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat (courtier), and diplomat. Chaucer is best known as the author of The Canterbury Tales. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, And Its Places. The Southern Suburbs, Volume VI, by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, circa 1878]. Artist Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)