Robert Browning was born in July.
Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning , known as Pen Browning , ( 9 March 1849 -- 8 July 1912 ) was an English painter . Robert Browning ( 7 May 1812 -- 12 December 1889 ) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost Victorian poets .