John Withals

John Withals (d. circa 1555)[1] was an English lexicographer. Withals was born and raised in London. Originally a schoolmaster,[2] he was a contemporary of Peter Levens and Richard Huloet.

Withals was the author of one of the first English-Latin vocabularies for children.[2] In 1556, he published A Short Dictionary for Young Beginners.[3]

References
  1. Smith, R. D. (25 May 2006). "Withals, John (d. c. 1555), lexicographer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. "Withals, John (DNB00) - Wikisource, the free online library". En.wikisource.org. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. "John Withals | English lexicographer". Britannica.com. Retrieved 25 January 2017.


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