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Born in the 1640s. Died in the 1680s. Diplomat and Playwright. 1654-1659: reading law; first play performed in 1663 The Comical Revenge, due to this became renowned playwright, wit and courtier; 1668 She Wou’d If She Cou’d considered as one of the first genuine "Restoration" comedies; 1668-1671 secretary of Sir Daniel Harvey in Constantinople; 1676 The Man of Mode, which is still considered one of the best (and funniest) Restoration comedies; 1685-1689 British envoy at the Everlasting Diet at Ratisbon (Gesandter am Immerwährenden Reichstag in Regensburg), where he started an affair with an actress, danced naked through the streets and drank a lot, which caused some raised eyebrows; 1689 after the Glorious Revolution he joined James II in exile in France, where he must have died.

Source: Anette Pankratz, "Biogramm: George Etherege". Kindler's Literaturlexikon, Third Edition (forthcoming 2009). Recommended Reading: The Letterbook of George Etherege, edited, with an introduction and notes, by Sybil Rosenfeld, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1928.

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-Born in the 1640s. Died in the 1680s. Diplomat and Playwright.
+Born in the 1640s. Died in the 1680s. Diplomat and [[Playwright]].
--1659: reading law; first play performed in 1663 ''The Comical Revenge'', due to this became renowned playwright, wit and courtier; 1668 ''She Wou’d If She Cou’d'' considered as one of the first genuine "Restoration" comedies; 1668-1671 secretary of Sir Daniel Harvey in Constantinople; 1676 ''The Man of Mode'', which is still considered one of the best (and funniest) Restoration comedies; 1685-1689 British envoy at the Everlasting Diet at Ratisbon (Gesandter am Immerwährenden Reichstag in Regensburg), where he started an affair with an actress, danced naked through the streets and drank a lot, which caused some raised eyebrows; 1689 after the Glorious Revolution he joined James II in exile in France, where he must have died.
+-1659: reading law; first play performed in 1663 ''The Comical Revenge'', due to this became renowned playwright, wit and courtier; 1668 ''She Wou’d If She Cou’d'' considered as one of the first genuine "[[Restoration]]" comedies; 1668-1671 secretary of Sir Daniel Harvey in Constantinople; 1676 ''The Man of Mode'', which is still considered one of the best (and funniest) Restoration comedies; 1685-1689 British envoy at the Everlasting Diet at Ratisbon (Gesandter am Immerwährenden Reichstag in Regensburg), where he started an affair with an actress, danced naked through the streets and drank a lot, which caused some raised eyebrows; 1689 after the Glorious Revolution he joined James II in exile in France, where he must have died.
 Source: Anette Pankratz, "Biogramm: George Etherege". ''Kindler's Literaturlexikon'', Third Edition (forthcoming 2009).
 Recommended Reading: ''The Letterbook of George Etherege'', edited, with an introduction and notes, by Sybil Rosenfeld, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1928.