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

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

. Withals was born and raised in London. Originally a

schoolmaster A schoolmaster, or simply master, is a male school teacher. The usage first occurred in England in the Late Middle Ages and early modern period. At that time, most schools were one-room or two-room schools and had only one or two such teacher ...

, 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, and ...

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 ...

. 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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