Valentine Simmes

Male, Deceased Person

51

Who is Valentine Simmes?

Valentine Simmes was an Elizabethan era and Jacobean era printer; he did business in London, "on Adling Hill near Bainard's Castle at the sign of the White Swan." Simmes has a reputation as one of the better printers of his generation, and was responsible for several quartos of Shakespeare's plays. [See: Early texts of Shakespeare's works.]

Nothing is known of Simmes's early life or personal history. He was active as a printer starting in 1585.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!


Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Valentine Simmes." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/valentine_simmes>.

Discuss this Valentine Simmes biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net