| Birth: | 1572 | | Death: | 1637 | 
Poet and dramatist. Educated at Westminster School, and was a friend of Shakespeare and Camden. He went on to tutor Sir Walter Raleigh's son and became Poet Laureate in 1619. Jonson was forever improvident , though despite gifts fram the King, died in poverty. His works include 'Volpone', 'Every Man in his Humour' and 'Bartholomew Fair'. He was also well known as a writer of masques. Several stories surround his unusual burial in the Abbey. The first says that, dying in great poverty, Jonson begged for '18 inches of square ground in Westminster Abbey' from Charles I. Another says that 'one day being railed by the Dean of Westminster about being buried in Poets' Corner, Jonson is said to have replied:" I am too poor for that, and no one will lay out funeral charges upon me. No sir, 2 feet by 2 feet will do for all I want." Either way, Jonson was buried in the Nave of the Abbey standing on his feet.
Search Amazon for Ben Jonson | | | Burial:
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
Greater London, England
Plot: The Nave
GPS (lat/lon): 51.5000801, -0.1292300 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jul 24, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 5942 |
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Norman A. Brooks
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I have been reading thy plays compulsively for the last 2 years. I'm getting a grade thanks to thee. We are separated by centuries, seas and languages, but somehow thy powerful words hast crossed every boundary to inspire a deep passion in me everytime I ...(Read more)
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E. Delgado
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