John Bury (translator)
John Bury (1535–1571) was an English translator.
John Bury was the son of William Bury, a London draper. He is said to have been educated at Cambridge University.[1] He translated from Greek into English the speech of Isocrates, Isocratis ad Demonicum oratio parenetica or Admonysion to Demonicus, with a dedication to his uncle, Sir William Chester, 1557. It was published by the printer , paired with 's version of the Distichs of Cato.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Bury, John (BRY524J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Botley, P. "Bury, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4151. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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- 1535 births
- 1571 deaths
- 16th-century English translators
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- English male non-fiction writers
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