Hugh Calverley (hunter)

Sir Hugh Calverley (fl. 14th century) was a silk weaver of the City of London, revered as one of the Nine Worthies of London by Richard Johnson in his 1592 biography of eminent citizens.[1][2][3]

According to Johnson's account, Calverley lived during the reign of Edward III (r. 1327–77) and was a renowned hunter and famed for killing a huge wild boar (or bear) while in the service of the King of Poland.[4][5]

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