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Thomas Tusser
16th century English poet · Writers · Lived 1524 to 1580 · aged 55
Thomas Tusser was an English poet and farmer, best known for his instructional poem Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry, an expanded version of his original title, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, first published in 1557.
Thomas Tusser is read about 8 times a day, in 5 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 12 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.
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About this person
For Tusser the garden was the domain of the housewife, and the 1562 text expands on this theme. Scholars also consider it a text of interest for its defence of enclosures. It was among the best-selling poetry books of the Elizabethan age.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1524 to 1580 · aged 55
