OXENFORD John

OXENFORD John (12 August 1812 – 21 February 1877) was an English dramatist, critic and translator.

He began his literary career by writing on finance, though later became the author of many translations from German, notably of Goethe's Dichtung und Wahrheit (1846) and Eckermann's Conversations with Goethe (1850).

Oxenford's primary interest was in the theatre and over sixty-eight plays are attributed to him.

He died in Southwark on 21 February 1877.