John Colet

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English churchman Renaissance humanist biblical scholar educational reformer humanist scholar theologian

John Colet was an English Renaissance churchman, humanist scholar, and educational reformer best known as the founder of St Paul's School in London and a key figure in early English humanism.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
John Colet canonical	4
John Colet (through the Colet Foundation)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English churchman ⓘ Renaissance humanist ⓘ biblical scholar ⓘ educational reformer ⓘ humanist scholar ⓘ theologian ⓘ
appointedAs	Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ
associatedWith	St Paul's Cathedral ⓘ surface form: St Paul’s Cathedral, London St Paul's School, London ⓘ surface form: St Paul’s School, London
birthDate	c. 1467 ⓘ
birthPlace	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
burialPlace	St Paul's Cathedral ⓘ surface form: St Paul’s Cathedral, London
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate	1519-09-16 ⓘ
deathPlace	East Sheen ⓘ surface form: Sheen, Surrey
educatedAt	Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ
era	English Renaissance ⓘ
father	Henry Colet ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Christian humanism ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ theology ⓘ
foundationDateOfFoundedInstitution	1509 ⓘ
founded	St Paul's School, London ⓘ surface form: St Paul’s School, London
influenced	Desiderius Erasmus ⓘ surface form: Erasmus of Rotterdam Thomas More ⓘ early English humanists ⓘ
influencedBy	Desiderius Erasmus ⓘ surface form: Erasmus of Rotterdam Italian Renaissance humanists ⓘ
knownFor	being a leading figure in early English humanism ⓘ founding St Paul’s School, London ⓘ lectures on the Epistles of St Paul ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Latin ⓘ
memberOf	clergy of the Diocese of London ⓘ
movement	Christian humanism ⓘ Northern Renaissance ⓘ
notableWork	commentaries on the Epistles of St Paul ⓘ sermons against clerical corruption ⓘ
parent	Henry Colet ⓘ
patronage	endowed St Paul’s School with his own fortune ⓘ
positionHeld	Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ
relative	Dame Christian Colet ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
roleInEducation	reformer of grammar school education ⓘ
startTime	1505 ⓘ

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Subject: John Colet
Description of subject: John Colet was an English Renaissance churchman, humanist scholar, and educational reformer best known as the founder of St Paul's School in London and a key figure in early English humanism.

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Desiderius Erasmus → influenced → John Colet ⓘ

Desiderius Erasmus → correspondedWith → John Colet ⓘ

St Paul's School, London → foundedBy → John Colet ⓘ

St Paul’s Girls’ School → founder → John Colet ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Colet (through the Colet Foundation)

Christian humanism → associatedWith → John Colet ⓘ