Baptized: August 24, 1591, Cheapside, London, England.
Died: October 12, 1674, Dean Prior, Devon, England.
Buried: St. George the Martyr churchyard, Dean Prior, Devon, England.
Robert was the son of goldsmith Nicholas Herrick of Cheapside and Julia Stone, and nephew of William Herrick, goldsmith and jeweler to the king.
He was educated at St. John’s College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Taking Holy Orders in 1629, he was assigned to Dean Prior, Devonshire. He was ejected during Cromwell’s government, but was reinstated at the Restoration.
Herrick wrote over 2,000 poems, including the well known Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May.
His published works include: