title: Peter Levens
text: # Peter Levens
  
  Peter Levens (1552-1587) was an English lexicographer. He was born in Yorkshire, and attended Magdalen College. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Oxford University.
  
  He was a contemporary of John Withals, Richard Huloet, and John Veron. He is most famous for being the author of the Manipulus Vocabulorum.
  
  