The document provides biographical information about the poet T.S. Eliot. It notes that he was born in 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri and died in 1965 in London, England. It also mentions that he was a poet, playwright, literary critic and editor considered one of the most important figures of 20th century poetry in the English language. The document lists some key facts about Eliot, including that he studied at Harvard, was inspired by the philosopher George Santayana, and published his first major work The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock in 1917.