WRITER

John Lyly

1554 - 1606

John Lyly

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 4,808th most popular writer, the 3,504th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 398th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Lyly ranks 4,808 out of 7,302. Before him are Raymond Abellio, Gáspár Heltai, Nicholas Evans, Irving Wallace, Jón Kalman Stefánsson, and Herman Heijermans. After him are David E. Kelley, Shōhei Ōoka, Chaim Potok, Andrea Maffei, Martin Kukučín, and Jan Chryzostom Pasek.

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Among people born in 1554, John Lyly ranks 16. Before him are 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 Guru Arjan, Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Giovanni Andrea Doria, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Turibius of Mogrovejo, and Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha.

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Ernest of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1554 - 1612
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 11
Wakisaka Yasuharu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1554 - 1626
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 12
Bartolomeo Carducci
PAINTER
1554 - 1608
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 13
Louis III, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1554 - 1593
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 14
Richard Hooker
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1554 - 1600
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 15
John Lyly
WRITER
1554 - 1606
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 16
Girolamo Diruta
COMPOSER
1554 - 1610
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 17

Others Deceased in 1606

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Guru Arjan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1563 - 1606
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 7
Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1569 - 1606
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 8
Giovanni Andrea Doria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1539 - 1606
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 9
Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1606
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 10
Turibius of Mogrovejo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1538 - 1606
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 11
Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1606
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 12
John Lyly
WRITER
1554 - 1606
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 13