Robert Greene
unknown xylographer · It is evidently the image of an image, from the photogravure frontispiece of an undated (1919?) edition of Robert Greene's complete plays in the Mermaid Series. For a similar copy, see Internet Archiv · Public domain
- Born
- 1558 · Norwich.
- Died
- 1592 · London.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- playwright · writer · poet
- Education
- Corpus Christi College · Norwich School · University of Cambridge
- Known for
- Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay · Mamillia: A Mirror or Looking-glass for the Ladies of England · The Historie of Orlando Furioso
- Languages
- English
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Robert Greene studied at Corpus Christi College, Norwich School and University of Cambridge. The recorded working language is English. Works named in the authority record are Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, Mamillia: A Mirror or Looking-glass for the Ladies of England and The Historie of Orlando Furioso.
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1558
Robert Greene born at Norwich.
1592
Robert Greene died on 3 September 1592.
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