Joseph Hall

Overview:

• Legal Name: Hall, Joseph
• Place of Birth: Bristow Park, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, Kingdom of England
• Date of Birth: July 1, 1574
• Date of Death: September 8, 1656

Notes:

English bishop, moral philosopher, and satirist. The first English author to write satire modeled on Latin satire. Hall was educated at the University of Cambridge, and elected to the university lectureship in rhetoric.

Resources:

• www.luminarium.org - Joseph Hall
• English Wikipedia article on Joseph Hall