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John Lyly

1554 - 1606

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John Lyly (; also spelled Lilly, Lylie, Lylly; born c. 1553/54 – buried 30 November 1606) was an English writer, playwright, courtier, and parliamentarian. He first achieved success with his two books Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and its sequel Euphues and His England (1580), and then became a dramatist, writing eight plays which survive, at least six of which were performed before Queen Elizabeth I. Lyly's distinctive and much imitated literary style, named after the title character of his two books, is known as euphuism. He is sometimes grouped with other professional dramatists of the 1580s and 1590s like Christopher Marlowe, Robert Greene, Thomas Nashe, George Peele, and Thomas Lodge, as one of the so-called University Wits. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Lyly is the 4,343rd most popular writer (up from 4,808th in 2019), the 3,429th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,503rd in 2019) and the 379th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Lyly ranks 4,343 out of 7,302. Before him are Joss Whedon, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Eva Kotchever, Eudora Welty, Giuseppe Adami, and Astrid Ivask. After him are Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh, Eduard von Keyserling, Roberto Saviano, Süreyya Ağaoğlu, Gordon R. Dickson, and Geo Milev.

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Among people born in 1554, John Lyly ranks 16. Before him are Philip Sidney, Ernest of Bavaria, Wakisaka Yasuharu, Bartolomeo Carducci, Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, and Richard Hooker. After him is Girolamo Diruta. Among people deceased in 1606, John Lyly ranks 13. Before him are Stephen Bocskai, Giovanni Andrea Doria, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Turibius of Mogrovejo, and Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, John Lyly ranks 3,430 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Hardwicke (1932), Charles Warren (1840), Æthelthryth (636), Walter Savage Landor (1775), Flora Robson (1902), and William Lawes (1602). After him are Margaret Price (1941), James Jones (1873), Edward Charles Howard (1774), Patrick Doyle (1953), Drew McIntyre (1985), and Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Lyly ranks 379. Before him are Arthur Ransome (1884), Graham Swift (1949), Pamela Colman Smith (1878), David Almond (1951), Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844), and Walter Savage Landor (1775). After him are I. A. Richards (1893), Robert Greene (1558), Minette Walters (1949), Rosemary Sutcliff (1920), Anita Brookner (1928), and Grace Elliott (1754).

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