William Caxton
Sign in to saveEnglish merchant, diplomat, writer and printer
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1422
- Died
- 1491
- Works
- 181
Top works
- Here begynneth the Hystorye of reinard the Foxe ...
- [Reynard the foxe.]
- [Eneydos
- Foure sonnes of Aymon
- Chronicles of England
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 78
Tags
free-improvisation
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,303x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,750x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,900x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,698x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,503x
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1422
- Died
- c. 1491 (aged c. 68–69 )
- Resting place
- St Margaret's, Westminster
- Occupation
- Merchant diplomat writer printer
- Period
- Late Plantagenet early English Renaissance
- Notable work
- Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres Brut Chronicles
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 1422
- Died
- 1 January 1491
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of birth
- Hadlow
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- book printer
- Languages spoken
- renaissance Latin
- Image
- William caxton.jpg
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- P1343
Article
Printer's mark of William Caxton, 1478. A variant of the merchant's mark William Caxton (c. 1422 – c. 1491) was an English merchant, diplomat and writer. He is thought to be the first person to introduce a printing press into England in 1476, and as a printer to be the first English retailer of printed books.
His parentage and date of birth are not known for certain, but he may have been born between 1415 and 1424, perhaps in the Weald or wood land of Kent, perhaps in Hadlow or Tenterden. In 1438 he was apprenticed to Robert Large, a wealthy London silk mercer.