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William Caxton

Literature; General literature

(1422-1491) Printer and translator, born in the Weald of Kent, was apprenticed to a London mercer. On his master's death in 1441 he went to Bruges, and lived there and in various other places in the ...

John Evelyn

Literature; General literature

(1620-1706) Diarist, and miscellaneous writer, was of an old Surrey family, and was educated at a school at Lewes and at Oxford. e travelled much on the Continent, seeing all that was best worth ...

William Edmonstone Aytoun

Literature; General literature

(1813-1865) Poet and humorist, son of Roger Aytoun, a Writer to the Signet, was born in Edinburgh and educated there, and was brought up to the law, which, however, as he said, he "followed but could ...

James Russell Lowell

Literature; General literature

(1819-1891) Poet and essayist, born at Cambridge, Massachusetts, son of a Unitarian minister, was educated at Harvard. He began active life as a lawyer, but soon abandoned business, and devoted ...

James I., King of Scotland

Literature; General literature

(1394-1437) Poet, the third son of Robert III., was born at Dunfermline. In 1406 he was sent for safety and education to France, but on the voyage was taken prisoner by an English ship, and conveyed ...

Sir John Vanbrugh

Literature; General literature

(1664-1726) Dramatist and architect, born in London of Flemish descent, was in France from 1683 to 1685, studying architecture, for which he had early shown a taste. The next year he got a commission ...

Sir Austin Henry Layard

Literature; General literature

(1817-1894) Explorer of Nineveh, born at Paris, son of a Ceylon civilian. After spending some years in the office of a London solicitor, he set out in search of employment in Ceylon, but passing ...