Sir Thomas Elyot was an English diplomat and scholar. He is best known as one of the first proponents of the use of the English language for literary purposes. Wikipedia
Born: 1496, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Died: March 26, 1546 (age 50 years), Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Education: St Mary Hall, Oxford
Parents: Richard Elyot
Spouse: Margaret à Barrow
Books