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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]
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (January 2017) |
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]