General Note
Altphilologe, Staatsmann
engl. Humanist und Gräzist
Regius professor of Greek (1540-51), Cambridge, tutor to Edward VI, secretary of state. Born Cambridge, fellow of St. John's, Cambr. 1529, BA 1530, MA 1533. Protestant, one of his pupils was Wm. Cecil (later married C.'s sister Mary), and Wm. Bill. Public orator of univ., 1544 til tutor to Edward, succeeded as orator by Ascham, canon of King's Coll. Ox., incorp. MA Oxford, at dissolution granted priory of Spalding, Lincs., MP for Bletchingley 1547, provost of King's coll., Camb., 1548, 1552 knighted.
Professeur de grec à l'université de Cambridge, GB. Précepteur du roi Édouard VI.
Engl. Humanist und Gräzist.
Professeur de grec à l'Université de Cambridge. - Précepteur du roi Édouard VI
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Further Biographical Data16.06.1514-13.09.1557
16.06.1514-13.09.1557
Academic Title or DegreeProf.
Intellectual ResponsibilityAuteur
Primary Language(s)Latin
Title of NobilitySir
Translator ofGreek, Ancient (to 1453)
ActivityKlassischer Philologe (gnd)
Humanist (gnd)
Geographic NoteGroßbritannien
GB (iso3166)
NationalityBritish
Names
HeadingCheke, John
used in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Bibliography of books published in German-speaking countries in 16th century (VD 16), Munich (Germany); Common Library Network (GBV), Göttingen (Germany); Early Book Owners in Britain; Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Cheke, John
used in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Cheke, John, Sir
used in: British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - AACR2 Heading, London (United Kingdom)
Variant NameChece, John
Checus, Ioannes
Checus, Iohannes
Checus, Joannes
Checus, Joannes, Sir
Checus, Johannes
Chekius, Ioannes
Chekus, Ioannes
Chekus, Iohannes
Chekus, Joannes
Chekus, Johannes
Cherus, Johannes
Checus, Ioan.
Checus, Ioann.
Checus, Ioannes
Checus, Iohannes
Cheke, John, Sir
Chekius, Ioannes
Sources
Found inDNB X, 178. — VD-16. — Joannis Cheki De pronuntiatione graecae potissimum linguae disputationes cum Stephano, Wintoniensi episcopo, septem contrariis epistolis comprehensa, 1555. — DNB. — BN Cat.gén.. — LCAuth, BBKL
Imprint SourcesLeo VI., Oströmischer Kaiser: LEONIS IMPERATORIS DE BELLICO APPARATV LIBER, E graeco in latinum conuersus, IOAN. ... 1554.
Leo VI., Oströmischer Kaiser: LEONIS IMPERATORIS DE BELLICO APPARATV LIBER, E ̀GRAECO IN Latinum conuersus, ... 1595.
A royal elegie briefly describing the vertuous reigne and happy death of K*. - 1610
Cheke, John: IOANNIS CHEKI ANGLI DE PRONVNTIATIONE GRAECAE potissimum linguae disputationes cum ... 1555.
De obitu doctissimi doctoris M. Buceri: Epistolae duae. - 1551
De pronuntiatione graecae ... Linguae. - 1555
Hubert, Konrad: Ein ware histori Vom leben sterben begrebnuss anklagung der ketzerey verdammung ... 1562.
Hubert, Konrad: HISTORIA uera: DE VITA, OBITV, SEPVLTVRA, ACCVSATIOne haereseos, condemnatione, ... 1561/ 1562.
Johannes Chrysostomus: OPERA D.IOANNIS CHRYSOSTOMI ARCHIEPISCOPI CONSTANTINOPOLITANI, QVOTQVOT PER GRAECORVM ... 1547.
John Cheke. - 1576
Leo : De bellico apparatu liber. - 1554
Leo : De bellico apparatu liber. - 1595
Maximi confessoris "Liber asceticus" / ed. a Peter Van Deun. Adiectis tribus interpretationibus latinis sat antiquis / ed. a Steven Gysens, 2000
S103722: An homilie of Saint John Chrysostome vpon that saying of Saint Paul, Brethern, I wold not haue you ignorant, what is becom of those that slepe, to the end ye lament not. &c., 1544 tp=newely made out of Greke into latin by master Cheke
The hurt of sedicion howe greuous it is to a communewelth. - 1549
The hurt of sedicion howe greuous it is to a communewelth. - 1569
The true subject to the rebell. - 1641