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John Stevens (c. 1662 – 1726)〔 was an English captain, Hispanist and translator. He is known for his translation of ''Don Quixote'' in 1700.〔(''Don Quixote'' in translation )〕 ==Life== He was born in London, where his father was a page to Catherine of Braganza, and was educated by Benedictines at Douai, around 1675. He was bilingual, speaking Spanish from infancy, presumably with his mother. He served in the forces sent to quell Monmouth's Rebellion, and went with Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon to Dublin in 1685. He then through the Hyde connection became a tax official at Welshpool.〔 Roman catholic and Jacobite, he fought in the Irish Williamite War and was at the siege of Limerick.
Before 1695 Stevens had settled again in London. From that time till his death he was engaged in translations, and historical and antiquarian compilations. He was editor of the ''British Mercury'' from 1712 to 1715. He died on 27 October 1726.〔〔
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