John Heywood
Sign in to saveEnglish writer known for plays, poems and a collection of proverbs (1497-1580)
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Vinony's link graph records 73 inbound references to John Heywood, and connects out to Thomas More, Henry VIII and Belgium.
It is catalogued under topics including 1490s births, 1580s deaths and 16th-century English dramatists and playwrights.
Vinony links it to 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1497?
- Died
- 1580?
- Works
- 78
Top works
- A dialogue conteinyng the nomber in effect of all the prouerbes in the englishe tongue compacte in a matter concernyng two maner of marriages
- The playe called the foure PP
- Thersytes
- Of gentleness and nobility
- [A dialogue conteining the number in effect of all the proverbes in the Englishe tongue
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 12
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Mechelen
- Child
- Jasper Heywood
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Heywood portrait 1556.jpg
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- date of birth
- 1497-01-01
- date of death
- 1580-01-01
- writing language
- English language
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Categories
1490s births1580s deaths16th-century English dramatists and playwrights16th-century English male writers16th-century English poetsAlumni of Broadgates Hall, OxfordEnglish Catholic poetsEnglish male dramatists and playwrightsEnglish male poetsEnglish Roman CatholicsWriters from LondonYear of birth uncertainYear of death uncertain