Samuel Rogers (30 July 1763 – 18 December 1855) was an
English poet, during his lifetime one of the most celebrated, although his fame has long since been eclipsed by his
Romantic colleagues and friends
Wordsworth,
Coleridge and
Byron. His recollections of these and other friends such as
Charles James Fox are key sources for information about London artistic and literary life, with which he was intimate, and which he used his wealth to support. He made his money as a banker and was also a discriminating art collector.