John Harington (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English courtier and author
Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1560
Place of Birth: Kelston, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 20-Nov-1612
Profession: writer, poet, inventor
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About John Harington (writer)
- Sir John Harington (also spelled Harrington, baptised 4 August 1560 – 20 November 1612), of Kelston, but baptised in London, was an English courtier, author and translator popularly known as the inventor of the flush toilet.
- He became prominent at Queen Elizabeth I's court, and was known as her "saucy Godson", but his poetry and other writings caused him to fall in and out of favour with the Queen.
- His best-known work today, A New Discourse of a Stale Subject, called the Metamorphosis of Ajax (1596) is a political allegory and a coded attack on the monarchy.
- His New Discourse described a forerunner to the modern flush toilet that was installed at his house at Kelston.
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| Description | Southern Netherlandish-English painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | circa before 1593 | ||
| Location of birth/death | Antwerp | London | |
| Work period | from 1589 until 1598 | ||
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