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Roger Ascham
Sign in to saveEnglish scholar and didactic writer (1515-1568)
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- Born
- 1515
- Died
- 1568
- Works
- 48
Top works
- Letter book of Roger Ascham as Latin Secretary to Queen Mary, containing transcripts (mostly in his autograph) of about 100 letters from the Queen to European sovereigns, princes, city rulers, churchmen, et al., dated 1554-1558
- Disertissimi viri Rogeri Aschami, Angli, Regiae maiestati non ita pridem a Latinis epistolis, familiarium epistolarum libri tres
- The scholemaster, or, Playne and perfite way of teasching children, to vnderstande, write, and speake the Latin toong ...
- English Works of Roger Ascham
- The scholemaster, or, plaine and perfite way of teaching children to understand, write, and speake, the Latin tong
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1515 , Kirby Wiske , Yorkshire, England
- Died
- 30 December 1568 (aged 52–53), London, England
- Alma mater
- St John's College, Cambridge
- Occupations
- Scholar, didactic writer
- Notable work
- The Scholemaster
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roger
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- England
- Place of birth
- Kirby Wiske
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- St John's College
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Image
- Roger Ascham - Project Gutenberg eText 12788.png
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- date of death
- 1568-00-00
- date of birth
- 1515-00-00
- Commons category
- Roger Ascham
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Roger Ascham (/ˈæskəm/; c. 1515 – 30 December 1568) was an English scholar and didactic writer, famous for his prose style, his promotion of the vernacular, and his theories of education. He served in the administrations of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, having earlier acted as Elizabeth's tutor in Greek and Latin between 1548 and 1550.
Early life
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