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John Marston

1576 - 1634

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John Marston (baptised 7 October 1576 – 25 June 1634) was an English playwright, poet and satirist during the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean periods. His career as a writer lasted only a decade. His work is remembered for its energetic and often obscure style, its contributions to the development of a distinctively Jacobean style in poetry, and its idiosyncratic vocabulary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Marston is the 2,397th most popular writer (up from 5,462nd in 2019), the 2,036th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,151st in 2019) and the 229th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, John Marston ranks 2,397 out of 7,302. Before him are Gertrud von Le Fort, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, André Frossard, Nigidius Figulus, Gulbadan Begum, and Ernst Robert Curtius. After him are Paul Adam, Kyōka Izumi, Vasily Aksyonov, Leonora Christina Ulfeldt, Akaki Tsereteli, and Pascal Bruckner.

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Among people born in 1576, John Marston ranks 7. Before him are Halime Sultan, Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Duchess Anna of Prussia, Roelant Savery, Francisco Herrera the Elder, and Stefano Maderno. After him are Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria, David Vinckboons, Jan Sarkander, Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Johann Schreck, and Gregorio Fernández. Among people deceased in 1634, John Marston ranks 8. Before him are Hendrick Avercamp, Adriano Banchieri, Ligdan Khan, Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Maria Celeste, and Urbain Grandier. After him are António de Andrade, John Albert Vasa, Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp, John Webster, Johann von Aldringen, and Magdalene of Nagasaki.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Marston ranks 2,036 out of 8,785. Before him are Alkmund of Derby (800), John Hannah (1962), Mary Ward (1585), Anthony Collins (1676), Anthony Quayle (1913), and Eglantyne Jebb (1876). After him are Jacquetta of Luxembourg (1415), Ian Callaghan (1942), Edward Fortunatus (1565), Jeremy Thorpe (1929), Wat Tyler (1341), and John Hume (1937).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Marston ranks 229. Before him are Ouida (1839), Mary Astell (1666), John Fletcher (1579), Kenneth Grahame (1859), William Smith (1813), and Sister Nivedita (1867). After him are Noël Coward (1899), James Boswell (1740), Irvine Welsh (1957), Arnold Wesker (1932), Eric Knight (1897), and Lytton Strachey (1880).

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