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John Foxe

16th-century English historian
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John Foxe
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
1516, 1516[10]
Date of death
April 18, 1587, 1587[11]
Place of birth
Boston
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of England[14]
Occupation
theologian, hagiographer, historian, philosopher, writer, Anglican theologian[15]
Employer
Magdalen College[16]
Educated at
Brasenose College, Magdalen College, Magdalen College School[17][18][19]
Religion or worldview
Anglicanism[20]
Child
Samuel Foxe[13]
Work location
Oxford, Salisbury[24][25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Depicted by
John Foxe[26]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27][28][29][30]
Family name
Foxe[22]
Given name
John[23]
Place of burial
St Giles-without-Cripplegate[12]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 88
ISNI
000000008076828X
VIAF cluster ID
32005978
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50035139
GND ID
118684361
BHCL UUID
495f9306-e5ea-4900-a36b-30e5b23876d4
BIBSYS ID
10023167
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
FoxeJohn1516-1587
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11997021c
Biblissima authority ID
Saracens F.C.
British Museum person or institution ID
140515
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01876857
CiNii Research ID
1140000791738775808
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DDB person (GND) ID
118684361
De Agostini ID
Foxe,+John
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118684361
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118684361
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
862be795-d4d8-47a8-a76c-1d61c49f30fe
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/John-Foxe
Europeana entity
agent/base/63081
FAST ID
11934
FamilySearch person ID
L63R-MSW
Find a Grave memorial ID
12099133
Freebase ID
/m/01rklr
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online ID
Foxe, John (1516-1587)
Goodreads author ID
164796
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
John_Foxe
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/819126840086
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
20324
IdRef ID
067061052
IxTheo authority ID
142101133
J9U entity ID
987008370783805171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118684361
LBT person ID
JoFoxe1587
Lex ID
John_Foxe
Libraries Australia ID
35097716
LibriVox author ID
488
Libris-URI
pm1351974vnnv8s
Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries person ID
32005978
MoEML ID
FOXE1
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01222267
NE.se ID
john-foxe
NL CR AUT ID
jx20061013001
NLA Trove people ID
825855
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
SEK-ar1792827
NNDB people ID
551/000094269
NUKAT ID
n2012052036
National Library of Greece ID
164310
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201409856
National Library of Latvia ID
000254454
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811261145705606
National Library of Portugal ID
258656
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX931750
National Library of Wales Authority ID
foxe-john-1516-1587, foxe-john-1516-1587-translations-into-welsh
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp01661
National Virtual Library of India ID
958354, 401955
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070478538
Obálky knih ID
jx20061013001
Online Books Page author ID
Foxe, John, 1516-1587
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3902368
Open Library ID
OL301192A, OL4335828A
OpenMLOL author ID
22633
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
10050
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095831678
PUG authority ID
12655
Parsifal cluster ID
344577
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
40105
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
167972
Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
294
Prabook ID
721339
Project Gutenberg author ID
25311
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
21953
Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID
RETE033202
SBN author ID
BVEV014139
SELIBR ID
237667
SHARE Catalogue author ID
103431
SNAC ARK ID
w63r17b3
SNARC ID
Herbert Brün
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
2429
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10004533
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
1607
Treccani ID
john-foxe
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
john-foxe
UK National Archives ID
F42542
Unz Review author ID
FoxeJohn
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10196814
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/161146
WikiTree person ID
Foxe-20
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrwRqFrWF9wCVtdwwhJXd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, philosopher, historian, theologian
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Educated at 2
Brasenose College, Magdalen College
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of England
Employer 1
Magdalen College
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Boston
Place of burial 1
St Giles-without-Cripplegate
Place of death 1
London
Religion or worldview 1
Anglicanism
SNARC ID 1
Herbert Brün
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Actes and Monuments
Writing language 1
English
← FactGrid item ID 1
Cornelius Gurlitt
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Summary

John Foxe was born on 1516[1] in Boston[2]. He died on April 18, 1587[3], in London[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], hagiographer[6], historian[7], philosopher[8], and writer[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to John Foxe include Actes and Monuments[32], a written work[33].

FAQs

Where was John Foxe born?

John Foxe's place of birth was Boston[2].

Where did John Foxe die?

John Foxe died in London[4].

What did John Foxe do for work?

John Foxe worked as a theologian[5], hagiographer[6], historian[7], philosopher[8], and writer[9].

Where did John Foxe go to school?

John Foxe was educated at Brasenose College[17], Magdalen College[18], and Magdalen College School[19].

Related Entities

Kingdom of England London

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 18h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Oxford, Salisbury
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  2. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
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    Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae ID → RETE033202
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  4. 25d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Open Library ID: OL4335828A, deprecate Open Library ID redirect(s) OL4335828A → OL301192A (target already on item; added by blocked sock AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction, QS"
  5. 27d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim references: Date of death: 1587, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot task 2)"
  6. 4w ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL301192A, OL4335828A
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  7. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NLB authority ID (Belarus) → SEK-ar1792827
    "Created claim: NLB authority ID (Belarus): SEK-ar1792827, batch #289738"
  8. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → Saracens F.C.
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  9. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pontifical Urbaniana University ID → 167972
    "Created claim: Pontifical Urbaniana University ID: 167972, batch #260429"
  10. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118684361
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118684361, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  11. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → theologian, hagiographer, historian +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32085: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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