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Francis Beaumont
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English playwright (1584–1616)
OverviewAI-generated
Francis Beaumont was a male actor, playwright, poet, and writer born in Leicestershire in 1584. He was educated at Pembroke College and held citizenship in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Beaumont wrote in the English language and was part of the professional partnership known as Beaumont and Fletcher, working alongside his business partner John Fletcher.
He died in London in 1616 and is buried at Westminster Abbey. His notable works include *Love and liberty*, *The masque of the Inner Temple and Grayes Inne*, *The woman hater*, *Philaster*, and *The elder brother, a comedy*. He is described by sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok*, *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1584
- Died
- 1616
- Works
- 440
Top works
- Love and liberty
- The masque of the Inner Temple and Grayes Inne
- The woman hater
- Philaster
- The elder brother, a comedy
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- 1584, Grace-Dieu , England
- Died
- 6 March 1616 (1616-03-06) (aged 31–32), London , England
- Notable works
- The Knight of the Burning Pestle
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Beaumont and Fletcher
- Given name
- Francis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Leicestershire
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Pembroke College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Francis Beaumont.jpg
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- Commons category
- Francis Beaumont
- date of birth
- 1584-01-01
- date of death
- 1616-01-01
- writing language
- English language
- partner in business or sport
- John Fletcher
- P12749
- Gerd Vespermann
- Commons Creator page
- Francis Beaumont
- place of burial
- Westminster Abbey
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
7 objects attributed to Francis Beaumont, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Francis Beaumont (/ˈboʊmɒnt/ BOH-mont; 1584 – 6 March 1616) was a dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre, most famous for his collaborations with John Fletcher.
Beaumont's life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Francis Beaumont” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.