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Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope, portrait by Thomas Hudson, c. 1739; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Alexander Pope was largely self-educated due to his status as a Roman Catholic, which barred him from attending universities. As a precocious youth, he taught himself to read the following languages:
- Latin1
- Greek1
- French1
- Italian1