John Payne Collier

John Payne Collier
Portrait of John Payne Collier, 1880
Born(1789-01-11)11 January 1789
London, England
Died17 September 1883(1883-09-17) (aged 94)
Maidenhead, England
Occupations
  • Writer
  • scholar
Known forcontroversial Shakespearean scholar

John Payne Collier (11 January 1789 – 17 September 1883) was an English writer and scholar. He was well known for publishing many books on Shakespeare. However, his reputation has declined as a result of the Perkins Folio forgery.

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