Benjamin "Ben" Jonson was an English playwright, poet, actor and literary critic of the 17th century, whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours. Wikipedia
Born: June 11, 1572, Westminster, United Kingdom
Died: August 6, 1637, Westminster, United Kingdom
Perhaps the line most quoted of Ben Jonson refers to a fellow playwright, William Shakespeare—that he is "not of an age but for all time". Yet Jonson was himself a towering literary figure; some revisionist histories have suggested that his reputation during the 17th century was on a par with that of the Bard of Avon. Jonson died on August 6th 1637
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