John Gay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Gay

English poet and playwright

Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1685

Place of Birth: Barnstaple, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Dec-1732

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, librettist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club.
He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), a ballad opera.
The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.

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Alternative names	Gottfried Kneller, Birth name: Gottfried Kniller
Description	German painter, draughtsman, engraver and miniaturist
Date of birth/death	8 August 1646	7 November 1723
Location of birth/death	Lübeck	London
Work period	between circa 1660 and circa 1723 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1660-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1723-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	Leiden (circa 1660–1665), Rome, Venice (1672–1675), Nuremberg, Hamburg (1674–1676), London (1676–1723), France (1684–1685)
Authority control	: Q65317 VIAF: 74127041 ISNI: 0000 0000 8154 5352 ULAN: 500015875 LCCN: n82103048 NLA: 35216965 WorldCat

From a sketch by Sir Godfrey Kneller in the National Portrait Gallery