Thomas Urquhart

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Scottish writer and translator

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Sir Thomas Urquhart was a Scottish aristocrat, writer, and translator. He is best known for his translation of the works of French Renaissance writer François Rabelais to English. Wikipedia

Born: 1611, Cromarty, United Kingdom

Died: 1660 (age 49 years), Cromarty, United Kingdom

Books: Logopandecteision, Tracts of the Learned and Celebrated Antiquarian Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty. ... I. A Peculiar Promptuar of Time; ... II. The Two Pedigree, ... of the Urquharts ... III. A Curious Dissertation on the Universal Language, Books 2-3, and more

Parents: Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty and Christian Elphinstone