William Davenant

Also known as Sir William Davenant, Sir William d'Avenant, William D'Avenant

English poet and playwright

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Works: 5

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Trois Masques à la Cour de Charles Ier d'Angleterre
The Tempest or the Enchanted Island
The Dramatic Works Of Sir William Davenant V1
Works of Sir William Davenant

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1606
Active to: 1668

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VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,628x
Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,942x
Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,021x
QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,749x
Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,536x

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Key facts

Born: 1606, Oxford , England
Died: 7 April 1668 (aged 62), London, England
Occupation: Playwright, poet, soldier
Period: Stuart period ; Restoration era

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Commons category: William Davenant
date of birth: 1606-00-00
date of death: 1668-04-07
date of baptism: 1606-03-03
name in native language: William Davenant

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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to William Davenant, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Sir William Davenant (baptised 3 March 1606 – 7 April 1668), also spelled D'Avenant, was an English poet and playwright. Along with Thomas Killigrew, Davenant was one of the rare figures in English Renaissance theatre whose career spanned both the Caroline and Restoration eras and who was active both before and after the English Civil War and during the Interregnum.

Davenant was reportedly a godson of fellow playwright William Shakespeare, and he wrote a memorial ode for his godfather when he was only 12-years-old. Later in life, he was rumored to be Shakespeare's illegitimate son. In 1638, Davenant replaced Ben Jonson as the new Poet Laureate. Davenant was a Royalist in the English Civil War and was sentenced to death by the Parliamentarians in 1650. His life was reportedly spared by the intervention of a fellow writer, John Milton.