Peter Levens (1552-1587) was an English lexicographer. He was born in Yorkshire,
and attended Magdalen College.
He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Oxford University.
He was a contemporary of
John Withals,
Richard Huloet, and John Veron.
He is most famous for being the author of the''
Manipulus Vocabulorum The ''Manipulus Vocabulorum'' is an English-to-Latin dictionary that was produced in the 16th century; it is the first English rhyming dictionary. The ''Manipulus Vocabulorum'' was published by Peter Levens in 1570. It was reprinted in parallel edit ...
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British writers
British lexicographers
1552 births
1587 deaths