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Sir John Cheke , 1514-57, English scholar. As professor of Greek at Cambridge he taught Roger Ascham and later was tutor to Edward VI. A Protestant, he was imprisoned by Mary I. Although most of his works are Latin translations from the Greek, his works in English are noted for their simple, lucid prose.

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Cheke, Sir John (1514–57), scholar and tutor to Edward VI, and subsequently the first Regius professor of Greek at Cambridge. He wrote many Latin translations from the Greek and was influential in promoting a simple style of English prose. He is referred to in Milton's Sonnet XI, ‘A Book was writ of late’.

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