The scholar claims that the questions over Shakespeare's authorship began in his lifetime

Scholar claims some 16th-century writers were confident Shakespeare was the pseudonym of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. New research suggests some writers were certain Shakespeare was Edward De Vere. Shakespeare was a pseudonym of the 17th Baron of Oxford, according to new research.

William Shakespeare may have been born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He would also die on this day, on (possibly) his 52nd birthday. Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died on April 24, 1566.