Knolles, Richard

Knolles, Richard

▪ English historian
born c. 1550, probably Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire, Eng.
died July 1610, Sandwich, Kent

      English historian who is known chiefly for a study of the Turks.

      After graduation from Oxford University in 1564 or 1565, Knolles received an M.A. there in 1570 and continued in residence as a fellow in 1571. Shortly thereafter he became master of the secondary school at Sandwich, where he apparently remained until his death.

      His Generall Historie of the Turkes, from the first beginning of that Nation appeared in 1603 after 12 years of labour. One of the earliest discussions in English of Turkey, the work became popular and appeared in numerous editions throughout the 17th century. Knolles's prose was admired by Samuel Johnson and Lord Byron, and his book was used as the basis of a play by Nicholas Rowe in 1701–02.

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