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Ben Jonson was born on June 11, 1572[1], in Westminster[2]. He died on August 6, 1637[3], in London[4]. He worked as a playwright[5], poet[6], writer[7], actor[8], and literary critic[9]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,938 views/month, #6,607 of 1,000,298).[10]
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[32], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34], The Lives of the Poets-Laureate[35], BEIC Digital Library[36], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[37], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[39], Library of the World's Best Literature[40]
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Ben Jonson has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
He has been cited as an influence by William Blake[48], a painter[49], 1757–1827[50], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[51], specialised in poetry[52].
Works attributed to him include The Alchemist[53], a dramatic work[54]; Volpone[55], a comedy[56]; Every Man in His Humour[57], a literary work[58], founded in 1598[59]; and The London Prodigal[60], a literary work[61], written by Michael Drayton[62].
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