William Caxton
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William Caxton was a 15th-century English merchant, diplomat, and printer best known for introducing the printing press to England and producing some of the first books printed in English.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Caxton canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomat
ⓘ
human ⓘ merchant ⓘ printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Bruges
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
City of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster
|
| approximateBirthDate | early 15th century ⓘ |
| approximateDeathDate | late 15th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Duchy of Burgundy ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| businessLocation |
Bruges
ⓘ
City of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster
|
| centuryOfActivity | 15th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
dissemination of English literature
ⓘ
spread of literacy in England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book trade
ⓘ
printing ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| genre |
chivalric romance
ⓘ
classical literature ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| influenced | standardization of written English ⓘ |
| introducedTechnology | printing press in England ⓘ |
| knownFor | first English printer ⓘ |
| language |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introducing the printing press to England
ⓘ
printing some of the first books in English ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ printer ⓘ publisher ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| patron | Margaret of York ⓘ |
| precededBy | manuscript book production in England ⓘ |
| printedWork |
Le Morte d'Arthur
ⓘ
The Canterbury Tales ⓘ The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye ⓘ |
| translatedWork | The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye ⓘ |
| usedScript | blackletter type ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Golden Legend