John (1628—88), English writer. A Nonconformist, he was imprisoned twice for unlicensed preaching and during this time wrote his spiritual autobiography
班扬,约翰(1628—1688,英国作家,拒绝英国国教的新教徒,因非法传教两次入狱,在狱中写了表白信仰的自传《罪人受恩记》[1666] ,并开始创作其主要作品《天路历程》[1678—1684] )。