Aaron Hill (February 10, 1685 - February 8, 1750) was an EnglishEnglish-language; of or pertaining to the English language. dramatista playwright. and miscellaneousing of a variety of ingredients or parts. writer.

The son of a country gentleman of WiltshireAn inland county of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire and Berkshire., Hill was educatedHaving attained a level of higher education, such as a college degree. at WestminsterA borough of London; it includes the principal offices of the British government School, and afterwardsAt a later or succeeding time. travelledtraveled (US) in the East. He was the author of 17 plays, some of them, such as his versionsplural of version of Voltairepen name of the French philosopher François-Marie Arouet's Zaire and Merope, being adaptations. He also wrote poetry, which is of variableable to vary qualityLevel of excellence. Having writtenpast participle of to write some satiricof or pertaining to satire. lines on AlexanderA male given name. Pope, he receivedPast tense of to receive. in return a mentionA speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of. in The Dunciad, which led to a controversyA debate, discussion of opposing opinions; strife. between the two writersplural of writer. AfterwardsAt a later or succeeding time. a reconciliationthe reestablishment of friendly relations; conciliation or rapprochement took place. He was a friend and correspondentcorresponding of Samuel Richardsonan English patronymic surname from the given name Richard, whose Pamela he highly praisedPast tense of to praise.. In addition(uncountable) The act of adding anything. to his literaryRelating to literature. pursuits Hill was involvedpast tense and past participle of the verb to involve in many commercialAn advertisement in a common media format, usually television. schemesPlural of scheme., usuallymost of the time unsuccessful, not successful..

Hill was the managerA person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant or a sports team. of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane when he was 24 years old, and before being summarilyIn a summary manner. fired for reasonsplural of reason unknownNot known; unidentified; not well known., he staged the premierForemost, very first or very highest in quality or degree. of George Frideric Handel's Rinaldo, the first Italianto Italy, its people or its language opera designedpast tense and past participle of the verb to design for a London audienceA group of people seeing a performance.. The composerOne who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music. was very involvedpast tense and past participle of the verb to involve in the productionthe act of producing, and Hill collaborated on the librettoThe text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera., althoughin spite of (the fact that...) it is disputedArgued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted. what his actual contributions were.

A posthumousTaking place after one's death. collectionA set of items or objects procured by an individual. of Hill's essays, letters and poems was publishedPast tense of to publish. in 1753. His Dramatic Works were publishedPast tense of to publish. in 1760. His biographyA personal life story, especially one published. was recordedpast tense and past participle of the verb to record in Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time of Dean Swift, volume 5 (ostensibly by Theophilus Cibber but generally accepted to be of anonymous authorship).