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1503 – 1542Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542)Died 11 October 1542, aged 39Thomas Wyatt was an English poet and diplomat credited with introducing the sonnet form into English poetry. A courtier under Henry VIII, he survived imprisonment in the Tower of London after being linked to Anne Boleyn's downfall. He died of a fever while on a diplomatic mission for the king.