Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated)

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Sir Edward Alleyn was a prominent Elizabethan actor and entrepreneur who founded Dulwich College and became a significant patron of education and the arts in early modern England.

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instanceOf Elizabethan actor
charitable foundation
educational institution
founder of educational institution
human
philanthropist
theatre entrepreneur
associatedWith College of God’s Gift at Dulwich
linked to: Dulwich College

Dulwich College
Dulwich, London
Lord Admiral’s Men
Prince Henry’s Men
birthDate 1566-09-01
birthPlace London
linked to: London, England
businessPartnerOf Philip Henslowe
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1626-11-25
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
era Elizabethan era
linked to: English Renaissance

Jacobean era
linked to: Stuart period
founded College of God’s Gift
Dulwich Almshouses
Dulwich Chapel
Dulwich College
founder Sir Edward Alleyn
linked to: Edward Alleyn

Sir Edward Alleyn
linked to: Edward Alleyn
honorificPrefix Sir
knightedBy King James I of England
linked to: James VI and I
legacy enduring educational foundation at Dulwich
name Edward Alleyn
notableRole lead actor in plays by Christopher Marlowe
performer of Doctor Faustus
performer of Tamburlaine
performer of The Jew of Malta
occupation actor
entrepreneur
landowner
philanthropist
theatre manager
patronageFocus almspersons
poor scholars
performedIn The Fortune Theatre
linked to: Fortune Theatre

The Rose Theatre
religion Church of England
significantPatronOf education
the arts
stepSonInLawOf Philip Henslowe
title Master of the King’s Bears
Master of the Royal Game of Bears, Bulls and Dogs
willProvidedFor maintenance of Dulwich College
yearOfKnighthood 1616

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Dulwich College hasNotableAlumnus Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated)