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George Eld

George Eld (died 1624) was a London printer of the Jacobean era, who produced important works of English Renaissance drama and literature, including key texts by William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, and Thomas Middleton. Eld was the son of a carpenter from Derbyshire. He served an eight-year apprenticeship to bookseller Robert Bolton, starting in 1592, and became a "freeman" (a full member) of the Stationers Company on 13 January 1600. He established himself in his own printing business in 1604, at the sign of the White Horse in Fleet Lane, by marrying the widow of not one but two master printers. His shop featured two or perhaps three presses, and four compositors – a substantial operation for the time. Eld entered into a partnership with Miles Fletcher in 1617; Fletcher took over the business after Eld died of plague in 1624.

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George Eld (died 1624) was a London printer of the Jacobean era, who produced important works of English Renaissance drama and literature, including key texts by William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, and Thomas Middleton. Eld was the son of a carpenter from Derbyshire. He served an eight-year apprenticeship to bookseller Robert Bolton, starting in 1592, and became a "freeman" (a full member) of the Stationers Company on 13 January 1600. He established himself in his own printing business in 1604, at the sign of the White Horse in Fleet Lane, by marrying the widow of not one but two master printers. His shop featured two or perhaps three presses, and four compositors – a substantial operation for the time. Eld entered into a partnership with Miles Fletcher in 1617; Fletcher took over the business after Eld died of plague in 1624.

Key claims

  1. date of death: 1624 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 1624 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of establishment: 1604 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. publication date: 1607 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. publication date: 1616 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. publication date: 1607 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. publication date: 1607 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  8. publication date: 1610 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  9. publication date: 1615 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1624". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "1624". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1604". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the publication date is "1607". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the publication date is "1616". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the publication date is "1607". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the publication date is "1607". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. The record states that the publication date is "1610". What evidence would count against this claim?
  10. The record states that the publication date is "1615". What evidence would count against this claim?
  11. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  12. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354842333

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.