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William Shakespeare
AuthorBooks · Second hand1564-1616
English Renaissance playwright, poet and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and one of the most influential figures in world literature. Author of tragedies, comedies and history plays that have been performed continuously for more than four centuries.
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Curiosities about William Shakespeare
Birth
1564
Death
1616
First book
1593
Years writing
20
He was born and died on the same calendar date, 23 April, exactly 52 years apart.
He coined or popularised more than 1,700 English words, including 'lonely', 'eyeball' and 'bedroom'.
His works have been translated into more than 100 languages and remain the most performed in the world.
The 1623 First Folio, published seven years after his death by his fellow actors, rescued 18 plays from oblivion that had never been printed before.
His will only mentions his wife Anne Hathaway to leave her his 'second-best bed', a detail that still puzzles historians.