John Withals (d. ''circa'' 1555) was an English

lexicographer Lexicography is the study of lexicons, and is divided into two separate academic disciplines. It is the art of compiling dictionaries. * Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionaries. * Theoretica ...

. Withals was born and raised in London. Originally a

schoolmaster The word schoolmaster, or simply master, refers to a male school teacher. This usage survives in British independent schools, both secondary and preparatory, and a few Indian boarding schools (such as The Doon School) that were modelled afte ...

, he was a contemporary of

Peter Levens 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 Rich ...

and

Richard Huloet Richard Huloet was a 16th-century English lexicographer. He was born at Wisbech, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire. He was a contemporary of Peter Levens, John Withals, and John Véron. According to some sources, Samuel Johnson and he were the first wr ...

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

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