John Gay (Q387487)

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* 1685-06-30 Barnstaple, + 1732-12-04, English poet and playwright
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John Gay
* 1685-06-30 Barnstaple, + 1732-12-04, English poet and playwright

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    Human(s)
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    Male gender
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    Place of death
    London
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    Place of birth
    Barnstaple
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    Biographical notes
    Education: Barnstaple grammar school; did not attend university due to financial constraints; apprentice to the silk mercer John Willet in London
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    Author
    Jacob Sider Jost/ Mary Naydan/ Noah Fusco, “Poets of the 1730s: A Digital Humanities Seedling” (2017/ 2021)
    Patrons: William Pulteney (“it seems probable that Gay used the pseudonym James Baker to aid his new patron”) (DNB); the earl of Burlington; the earl of Warwick; duchess of Queensberry; Henrietta Howard
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    Author
    Jacob Sider Jost/ Mary Naydan/ Noah Fusco, “Poets of the 1730s: A Digital Humanities Seedling” (2017/ 2021)
     

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