John Gay was born on June 30, 1685[1], in Barnstaple[2]. He died on December 4, 1732[3], in London[4]. He worked as a poet[5], playwright[6], writer[7], librettist[8], and composer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,045 views/month, #7,166 of 1,000,298).[10]
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[29], Library of the World's Best Literature[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31]
John Gay has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Works attributed to him include The Beggar's Opera[36], a dramatico-musical work[37], founded in 1727[38].
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