Sir John Cheke

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:scholars
gptkb:Human
gptkb:historians
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Edward_VI's_court
gptkbp:birth_date 1514-01-01
gptkbp:contribution Latin grammar
English language education
advancement of Greek studies
development of English education
gptkbp:death_date 1557-01-01
gptkbp:field philology
gptkbp:honors Knighted by Edward VI
Regius Professorship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Cheke
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Edward_VI
Thomas Smith
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Erasmus
gptkb:Lorenzo_Valla
Renaissance humanism
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:education_reform
gptkb:literary_criticism
humanism
translation work
gptkbp:known_for Greek scholarship
gptkbp:legacy Cheke's contributions to Greek studies
Cheke's impact on philology
Cheke's influence on English education
Cheke's influence on subsequent scholars
Cheke's role in the Renaissance
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:William_Cecil
gptkb:John_Dee
gptkbp:position_held Regius Professor of Greek
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge
gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse Margaret Cheke
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Cambridge_University
gptkbp:wrote De Pronunciatione Greca
The First Book of the Elements of the Greek Tongue
The Greek Grammar
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_Isle_of_Wight
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4