John Palsgrave

John Palsgrave (* 1480 in London, † 1554 in Northamptonshire ) was an English scholar.

Life

Palsgrave studied at Cambridge and Paris, where he acquired a thorough knowledge of French. He was the tutor of Princess Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII, whom he accompanied to France in 1514. Later, he was a teacher of the Duke of Richmond, the illegitimate son of the king, and was founded in 1533 head of the London School of St. Dunstan - in-the- East. 1545 he was appointed rector of Wadenhoe in Northamptonshire, where he later died. He is known for his work " de la langue Lesclarcissement francoyse " ( French L' éclaircissement de la langue française ), which appeared in 1530 and was planned as a French grammar and dictionary. Indirectly, the book also about the English language of the 16th century information.

• English
• Romance
• Born in the 15th century
• Died in 1554
• Man