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Thomas d'Urfey
Sign in to saveAlso known as Thomas Durfey, T. D’Urfey, Mr. D’Urfey, Thomas D’Urfey
English writer
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1653
- Died
- 1723
- Works
- 179
Top works
- Trick for trick, or, The debauch'd hypocrite
- Loves triumph over bashfulness
- The famous history of the rise and fall of Massaniello
- The weesils
- The New-market song
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- England
- Active from
- 1653
- Active to
- 1723-02-26
baroquecomedylyricist
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 291
- Total plays
- 1,067
Tags
baroqueClassicalUKenglishengeland
Thomas D'Urfey (a.k.a. Tom Durfey; 1653 – 26 February 1723) was an English writer and wit. He composed plays, songs, and poetry, in addition to writing jokes. He was an important innovator and contributor in the evolution of the ballad opera. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Thomas_d'Urfey <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Thomas+D%27Urfey">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Devon
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- playwright
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy
- Image
- Google Books Thomas D'Urfey.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1653-01-01
- date of death
- 1723-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Thomas d'Urfey
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- Thomas d'Urfey
- P8168
- cannabinol
- P12749
- Alvise II Mocenigo
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Thomas d'Urfey, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Available in 14 languages
- Español
- Français
- Deutsch
- 日本語
- Русский
- Italiano
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Czech
- Egyptian Arabic
- Kannada
- Nederlands
- Polski
- Svenska
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