John Bois

John Bois ( born January 3, 1560 in Nettlestead, England; † January 14, 1643 in Ely ) is best known as one of the members of the Royal Commission on the translation of the Bible by King James I, known as the Authorized Version.

His father was William Bois, his mother Mirable Pooly. He enjoyed a very careful education and could already read in Hebrew at the age of five years, the entire Bible. When he was 15, he went to St John's College, Cambridge, where he very soon learned Greek.

In 1580 he received a teaching position. In addition, he began to study medicine, but soon gave up because it did not suit him. Instead, he studied theology. At the age of 33 years he married the daughter of the " rector " of Boxworth, a condition that he could take his place after his death.

In 1604 he was appointed to one of the six Committee for the translation of the Bible. His task was to transfer the Apocrypha from the Greek. Six years later, when the completed translations were available, they were greeted by a six-member working group, which included John Bois was again, again edited. The Bible was published in 1611.

In 1615 he became canon ( Prebendary ) at the Cathedral of Ely, a post he held until his death.