(August 3, 1887–April 23, 1915), was an English poet known for writing verse with vivid beauty. A graduate of Cambridge University, he traveled in Germany, America, the South Seas and the Aegean Sea, before dying in World War I. His works include: Collect Poems; 2 1914 and The Great Lover.
In his poem Peace, Rupert Brooke wrote:
Now, God be thanked,
Who has matched us with His hour,
And caught our youth,
and wakened us from sleeping.3396