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Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe (/ˈmɑːrloʊ/ MAR-loh; baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights. Based upon the "many imitations" of his play Tamburlaine, modern scholars consider him to have been the…

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Movement
English Renaissance
Notable work
Hero and Leander · Tamburlaine the Great · Edward the Second · The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus · Dido, Queen of Carthage
Alma mater
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Baptised
26 February 1564
Born
Canterbury, Kent, England
Died
30 May 1593 (aged 29) Deptford, Kent, England

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Christopher MarloweAlma materCorpus Christi College, Cambridge1.00infobox
Christopher MarloweBaptised26 February 15641.00infobox
Christopher MarloweBornCanterbury, Kent, England1.00infobox
Christopher MarloweDied30 May 1593 (aged 29) Deptford, Kent, England1.00infobox
Christopher MarloweEraElizabethan1.00infobox
Christopher MarloweMovementEnglish Renaissance1.00infobox
Christopher MarloweNotable workHero and Leander1.00infobox
Christopher MarloweNotable workTamburlaine the Great1.00infobox
Christopher MarloweNotable workEdward the Second1.00infobox
Christopher MarloweNotable workThe Tragical History of Doctor Faustus1.00infobox
Christopher MarloweNotable workDido, Queen of Carthage1.00infobox
Christopher MarloweOccupationsPlaywright1.00infobox
Christopher MarloweOccupationspoet1.00infobox
Christopher MarloweResting placeChurchyard of St. Nicholas, Deptford; unmarked; memorial plaques inside and outside church1.00infobox
Christopher MarloweYears activec. mid-1580s – 15931.00infobox

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