Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Alfred Tennyson , 1st Baron Tennyson , FRS ( 6 August 1809 â `` 6 October 1892 ) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria 's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language .
Simplified: Alfred Tennyson , 1st Baron Tennyson , FRS ( 6 August 1809 â `` 6 October 1892 ) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in the Victorian era . He remains one of the most popular poets in the English language .