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William Wycherley
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William Wycherley was a male playwright, writer, and poet from the United Kingdom. He was born in Clive in 1640 and baptized on April 8, 1641. He received his education at The Queen's College. Wycherley wrote in the English language, which was also his native tongue.
He died in London on December 31, 1715. His notable works include *The Country Wife*, *Hero and Leander in Durlesque*, *The idleness of business: a satyr*, *Hero and Leander, in burlesque*, and *The works of Monsieur Voiture*. Sources describing him include the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1640
- Died
- 1715-12-31
- Works
- 108
Top works
- Restoration Plays (includes: The Rehearsal, The Country Wife, The Man of Mode, All for Love, Venice Preserved, The Relapse, The Way of the World & The Beaux's Strategem )
- Hero and Leander in Durlesque
- The idleness of business: a satyr
- Hero and Leander, in burlesque
- [Plays
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Clive
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- poet
- Educated at
- The Queen's College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- William Wycherley by Sir Peter Lely.jpg
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- Commons category
- William Wycherley
- date of birth
- 1640-01-01
- date of death
- 1715-12-31
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- writing language
- English language
- date of baptism
- 1641-04-08
- P12749
- Hashim al-Atassi
- name in native language
- William Wycherley
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to William Wycherley, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
