Reginald Wolfe
Reginald (or Reyner) Wolfe (died 1573) was a
printer and one of the original members of the Royal Stationers' Company.[1]
Life
Wolfe was born in
Elizabeth
, he served as Master of the Company in 1559, 1564, 1567 and 1572.
Wolfe published works by
William Harrison to assist in the task, but it remained unfinished at Wolfe's death in 1573. Much of the material was published by Holinshed in 1577 as The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (usually known as Holinshed's Chronicles
).
Family
Wolfe married Joan (died 1574), who briefly ran his business after his death. The family included sons John and Robert, a daughter who married John Harrison, another bookseller, and Elizabeth who married Stephen Nevinson.[1][2]
See also
Notes
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29835. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19973. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
External links
- An illustration of Reginald Wolfe's printing device
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