Claim: William Parron, who was the author of almanacs and prognostications, which was published by Wynkyn de Worde (who is known as the first to popularise the products of the printing press in England) and Richard Pynson and still survives today.
Evidence: An author of almanacs and prognostications, he produced the De astrorum vi fatali in 1499 as a private printed prediction for Henry. His publishers were Wynkyn de Worde and Richard Pynson, and the almanac is said to be the first printed in English. The almanac for the year 1500 survives to this day. Wynkyn de Worde /ˈwɪŋkɪn də ˈwɜːrd/ (died c. 1534) was a printer and publisher in London known for his work with William Caxton, and is recognised as the first to popularise the products of the printing press in England.