Sir John Cheke

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Properties (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf human
historian
scholar
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Edward_VI
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:the_court_of_Mary_I
gptkb:John_Foxe
gptkb:the_English_Reformation
gptkb:the_Protestant_Reformation
gptkb:Cambridge_University
gptkb:the_court_of_Edward_VI
gptkb:the_court_of_Elizabeth_I
gptkb:Thomas_Smith
gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
the promotion of critical thinking in education
the promotion of liberal arts education
the promotion of vernacular literature
the_establishment_of_the_English_language_as_a_scholarly_language
the_establishment_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts.
the_promotion_of_scholarly_research_in_England
the_establishment_of_classical_education_in_England
gptkbp:birthDate 1514-01-01
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Cheke
gptkbp:contribution promoting_Greek_studies_in_England
gptkbp:deathDate 1557-01-01
gptkbp:field classical studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Cheke
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Edward_VI
humanism
future generations of scholars
the study of classical texts
the establishment of academic standards in education
Elizabethan education
the establishment of humanist ideals in education
the translation of classical works
Renaissance_humanism
the_development_of_English_literature
scholarship_in_England
the_development_of_English_humanism
the_development_of_educational_reforms_in_England
the_promotion_of_education_in_England
the_study_of_rhetoric_in_England
the_teaching_of_Greek_in_schools
the_development_of_educational_institutions_in_England
the_establishment_of_Greek_as_a_subject_in_universities
gptkbp:knownFor being_a_scholar_of_Greek_language
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
English
Greek
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:William_Grindal
gptkb:Richard_Cox
gptkbp:notableWorks The_Elements_of_the_Greek_Tongue
The_Greek_Grammar
gptkbp:occupation academic
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Regius_Professor_of_Greek
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Cheke
gptkbp:wrote The_First_Book_of_the_Elements_of_the_Greek_Tongue