Sir John Cheke (or Cheek; 16 June 1514 – 13 September 1557) was an English classical scholar and statesman. One of the foremost teachers of his age, and...
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Cheke may refer to: Henry Cheke (c. 1548–1586), English politician John Cheke (1514–1557), English classical scholar and statesman; husband of Mary Cheke...
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as shrithe for proceed). Noted purists of Early Modern English include John Cheke, Thomas Wilson, Ralph Lever, Richard Rowlands, and Nathaniel Fairfax....
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Sir Marcus John Cheke KCVO CMG (20 October 1906 – 22 June 1960) was a British diplomat and courtier. Marcus Cheke was educated at Clayesmore School and...
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requested of Sir John Harrington to look after his wife. John Cheke died in 1557. Late in 1558, Mary Cheke married Henry Macwilliam of Stambourne Hall, a gentleman...
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Henry Cheke (c. 1548–1586), of Elstow, Bedfordshire; later of the Manor, York, was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Sir John Cheke (tutor...
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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (category Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge)
went to St John's College, Cambridge, where he was brought into contact with the foremost scholars of the time, Roger Ascham and John Cheke, and acquired...
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the age of six, Edward began his formal education under Richard Cox and John Cheke, concentrating, as he recalled himself, on "learning of tongues, of the...
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Cheke's day gecko (Phelsuma abbotti chekei) is a subspecies of day gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The subspecific name, chekei, is in honor...
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Pettie were enthusiastic borrowers whereas Thomas Wilson and John Cheke opposed borrowing. Cheke wrote: I am of this opinion that our own tung should be written...
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