Gerard Langbaine
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1656 – 1692
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Who was Gerard Langbaine?
Gerard Langbaine was an English dramatic biographer and critic, best known for his An Account of the English Dramatic Poets, the earliest work to give biographical and critical information on the playwrights of English Renaissance theatre. He is sometimes called Junior or the Younger to distinguish him from his father of the same name, a Doctor of Divinity who was Provost of Queens College, Oxford and Keeper of the University Archives.
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1656
- Education
- University College, Oxford
- Died
- Jun 23, 1692
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on July 23, 2013
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