Sir Thomas Elyot (* um 1490 in Wiltshire; † 20. März 1546 in Carleton (Cambridgeshire)) war ein humanistischer englischer Schriftsteller. .1531 erschien sein wichtigstes Werk The book named the governor.
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Thomas Elyot — Sir Thomas Elyot (c. 1490 ndash; March 26, 1546), was an English diplomat and scholar.Thomas was the child of Sir Richard Elyot s first marriage with Alice De la Mare, but neither the date nor place of his birth is accurately known. Anthony Wood… … Wikipedia
Thomas Cooper (bishop) — Thomas Cooper (or Couper) (c. 1517 April 29, 1594), English bishop, lexicographer, and writer, was born in Oxford, where he was educated at Magdalen College.He became master of Magdalen College school, and afterwards practised as a physician in… … Wikipedia
ELYOT, Sir Thomas — (c. 1490 1546) Ambassador, scholar, and humanist, Thomas Elyot advocated humanist education and through his writings and translations brought classical works to the literate English. The only son of Richard Elyot, Thomas Elyot learned English… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Elyot — Sir Thomas Elyot in einer Zeichnung von Hans Holbein d.J. Sir Thomas Elyot (* um 1490 in Wiltshire; † 20. März 1546 in Carleton (Cambridgeshire)) war ein humanistischer englischer Schriftsteller. .1531 erschien sein wichtigstes Werk The book… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Elyot — [ eljət], Sir (seit 1530) Thomas, englischer Gelehrter und Schriftsteller, * in Wiltshire um 1490, ✝ Carleton (bei Cambridge) 20. 3. 1546; Gesandter am Hof Karls V. in Spanien; die diplomatische Stellung verdankte er, Freund von Sir T. More,… … Universal-Lexikon
Elyot, Sir Thomas — ▪ British author born c. 1490 died March 26, 1546, Carleton, Cambridgeshire, Eng. English author and administrator, memorable for his championship and use of English prose for subjects then customarily treated in Latin. Both as a… … Universalium
Elyot, Thomas — (ca. 1490 1546) English author and diplomat, a major figure in English cultural life during the reign of Henry VIII. Elyot was educated in law at the Inns of Court and won the patronage of Henry s principal government minister, Cardinal Thomas … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Elyot — /el ee euht, el yeuht/, n. Sir Thomas, c1490 1546, English scholar and diplomat. * * * elyot obs. form of Helot … Useful english dictionary
Elyot — biographical name Sir Thomas 1490? 1546 English scholar & diplomat … New Collegiate Dictionary
Elyot — /el ee euht, el yeuht/, n. Sir Thomas, c1490 1546, English scholar and diplomat. * * * … Universalium
