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Edward Cave

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Edward Cave

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Also known as Sylvanus Urban

British publisher

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Edward Cave was a publisher, typographer, journalist and editor, born on 27 February 1691. He held citizenship of the Kingdom of Great Britain, was educated at Rugby School, and wrote in English.

Cave died on 10 January 1754, in Clerkenwell. Three works are attributed to him as an author, among them The Pilgrim, The Boy's Camp Book and Boy Scout's Hike Book.

Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Open Library. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Edward Cave is referenced by 167 other articles, and connects out to Wikisource, Samuel Johnson and magazine.

Vinony files it under 1691 births, 1754 deaths and 18th-century British journalists.

Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.

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3

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  • The pilgrim
  • The Boy's Camp Book
  • Boy Scout's Hike Book

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Key facts

Born
( 1691-02-27 ) 27 February 1691
Died
10 January 1754 (1754-01-10) (aged 62)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Edward
Gender
male
Place of death
Clerkenwell
Occupation
inventor
Educated at
Rugby School
Languages spoken
English language
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Edward Cave.jpg
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date of birth
1691-02-27
date of death
1754-01-10
name in native language
Edward Cave
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Edward Cave
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Edward Cave
writing language
English language
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Wareham
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Encyclopedic overview

Edward Cave, engraving by Edward Scriven after a painting by Francis Kyte c. 1740 The Gentleman's Magazine, May 1759, "By SYLVANUS URBAN, Gent." Edward Cave (27 February 1691 – 10 January 1754) was an English printer, editor and publisher. He coined the term "magazine" for a periodical, founding The Gentleman's Magazine in 1731, and was the first publisher to successfully fashion a wide-ranging publication.

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