Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated)

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Sir Edward Alleyn was a prominent Elizabethan actor and entrepreneur who founded Dulwich College and became a significant patron of education and the arts in early modern England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elizabethan actor
charitable foundation
educational institution
founder of educational institution
human
philanthropist
theatre entrepreneur
associatedWith Dulwich College
surface form: College of God’s Gift at Dulwich

Dulwich College
Dulwich, London, England
surface form: Dulwich, London

Lord Admiral’s Men
Prince Henry’s Men
birthDate 1566-09-01
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
businessPartnerOf Philip Henslowe
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1626-11-25
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
era English Renaissance
surface form: Elizabethan era

Stuart period
surface form: Jacobean era
founded College of God's Gift
surface form: College of God’s Gift

Dulwich College Almshouses
surface form: Dulwich Almshouses

Dulwich College Chapel
surface form: Dulwich Chapel

Dulwich College
founder Edward Alleyn
surface form: Sir Edward Alleyn

Edward Alleyn
surface form: Sir Edward Alleyn
honorificPrefix Sir
knightedBy James VI and I
surface form: King James I of England
legacy enduring educational foundation at Dulwich
name Edward Alleyn
notableRole lead actor in plays by Christopher Marlowe
performer of Doctor Faustus
performer of Tamburlaine
performer of The Jew of Malta
occupation actor
entrepreneur
landowner
philanthropist
theatre manager
patronageFocus almspersons
poor scholars
performedIn Fortune Theatre
surface form: The Fortune Theatre

The Rose Theatre
religion Church of England
significantPatronOf education
the arts
stepSonInLawOf Philip Henslowe
title Master of the King’s Bears
Master of the Royal Game of Bears, Bulls and Dogs
willProvidedFor maintenance of Dulwich College
yearOfKnighthood 1616

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Dulwich College hasNotableAlumnus Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated)