John Ogilby
Scottish academic, translator, theatrical impresario and cartographer (1600-1676) · Academics · Died at 75
John Ogilby, Ogelby, or Oglivie was a Scottish translator, impresario, publisher and cartographer. He was probably at least a half-brother to James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Airlie, though neither overtly acknowledged this.
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Ogilby's most-noted works include translations of the works of Virgil and Homer, and his version of the Fables of Aesop.
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1600 to 1676 · aged 75
