This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1612.
Events
New books
New drama
Poetry
Births
Deaths
- February â John Gerard (John Gerarde), English botanist and author of herbal (born c. 1545)
- March 16 â Thomas Holland, English theologian and Bible translator (born 1539)
- April 11 â Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian (born 1535)
- June 1 â Carlos Félix, 6-year-old son of Lope de Vega.
- July 29 â Jacques Bongars, French diplomat and scholar (born 1554)
- August 4 â Hugh Broughton, English Biblical scholar (born 1549)
- September â Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian music theorist and critic (born 1534)
- September 24 â Johannes Lippius, German theologian, philosopher, composer, and music theorist (born 1585)
- September 27 â Piotr Skarga (Piotr PowÃÂski), Polish hagiographer (born 1536)
- October 7 â Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian poet (born 1538)
- November 20 â Sir John Harington, English courtier, writer and inventor of flush toilet (born 1560)
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