John Bancks
1709
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1751
country of citizenship: Great Britain
occupation: biographer, poet, bookseller
John Bancks (1709 – 19 April 1751), also known as John Banks, was an English writer. Bancks was born in Sonning, Berkshire, and became apprenticed to a weaver in Reading. He suffered an accident, and left the apprenticeship before completion, becoming a bookseller in Spitalfields. He wrote poetry and biography, including works on the lives of Jesus, Oliver Cromwell and William III. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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