John Withals

John Withals (d. circa 1555)[1] was an English lexicographer.

Withals was born and raised in London.

Originally a schoolmaster,[2] he was a contemporary of Peter Levens and Richard Huloet.

Withals was the author of one of the first English-Latin vocabularies for children.

[2] In 1556, he published A Short Dictionary for Young Beginners.