D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723

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Name (Latin)
D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723
Other forms of name
Urfey, Thomas D', 1653-1723
Durfey, Mr. (Thomas), 1653-1723
T. D. (Thomas D'Urfey), 1653-1723
D., T. (Thomas D'Urfey), 1653-1723
Gabriel John, 1653-1723
John, Gabriel, 1653-1723
D'Urfrey, Mr. (Thomas), 1653-1723
D'Urfrey, Thomas, 1653-1723
D'Urphy, Mr. (Thomas), 1653-1723
D'Urphy, Thomas, 1653-1723
Durffey, Mr. (Thomas), 1653-1723
Durffey, Thomas, 1653-1723
D'Urfey, T. (Thomas), 1653-1723
Author of The weesils, 1653-1723
Weesils, Author of the, 1653-1723
Date of birth
1653
Date of death
1723-02-26
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Playwriting
Writing
Occupation
Authors
Dramatists
Poets
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 5060938
Wikidata: Q2145838
Library of congress: n 82227325
Sources of Information
  • His The marriage-hater match'd ... 1692.
  • His Love for money, or, The boarding school, 1691:t.p. (Mr. Durfey)
  • His Collin's walk through London and Westminister, 1690:t.p. (T.D., gent.)
  • BM(Gabriel John, pseud. [i.e. Thomas Durfey]; ref. (John, Gabriel)
  • His A description of the jubilee, 1700?:t.p. (Mr. D'Urphy)
  • His The banditti, 1686:t.p. (Mr. D'Urfrey)
  • His An excellent new song on the authentic letter of Marshal Bouffler's to the French king, 1710:t.p. (Mr. Durffey)
  • His The moralist, 1691:t.p. (Author of The weesils)
  • His Stories moral and comical, 1706:t.p. (T. D'Urfey)
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Wikipedia description:

Thomas d'Urfey (c. 1653 – 26 February 1723) was an English writer and playwright. He wrote plays, songs, jokes, and poems. He was an important innovator and contributor in the evolution of the ballad opera.

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