Was Chaucer the first person to use the heroic couplets he introduced from France?

Yes, according to relevant information, The Heroic Couplet was named after john lydon, the first poet laureate, which led the English neoclassical poetry style of17-18th century. Chaucer was the first writer who widely used heroic antithesis, which was returned to England from France. Chaucer didn't create it, and it was different from the ancient Anglo-Saxon alliteration which was widely used at that time.