de Vere

[duh veer]

noun

1. Edward, 17th Earl of Oxford, 1550–1604, English poet and dramatist, held by some to be the true author of Shakespeare's plays.

Example Sentences

Malcolm X even suggested King James I, but these days the most popular candidate is the 17th Earl of Oxford Edward de Vere.

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De Vere, for instance, studied at Cambridge, traveled in Europe, spent time in Italy, wrote lyric poetry and was comfortably familiar with court life.

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Could De Vere’s authorship, or that of anyone else, have been kept secret both then and through the centuries?

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Over the years, speculation has centered mostly on a handful of men, namely Edward de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, Christopher Marlowe and Francis Bacon.

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In the mid-1960s, Ms. Murphy was romantically involved with Terence de Vere White, then literary editor of the Irish Times, who was married with children.

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