John Cheke
Sir John Cheke (16 June 1514 – 13 September 1557) was an English classical scholar and statesman, notable as the first Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University.
Quotes
- Our own tung should be written cleane and pure, vnmixt and vnmangled with borrowing of other tunges.
- Translation: Our own tongue should be written clean and pure, unmixed and unmangled with [the] borrowing of other tongues. Internet Shakespeare, University of Victoria