Sir John Gresham
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Sir John Gresham was a 16th-century English merchant and Lord Mayor of London who is best known for establishing the historic Gresham's School in Norfolk.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English merchant
ⓘ
Lord Mayor of London ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activityEnd | mid 16th century ⓘ |
| activityStart | early 16th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
City of London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holt NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Michael Bassishaw, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1495 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1556 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | possibly at a London grammar school ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Gresham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
city commerce
ⓘ
civic administration ⓘ |
| founded | Gresham's School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holt, Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedOnBehalfOf | boys of Holt and surrounding area ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Gresham family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing Gresham's School
ⓘ
service as Lord Mayor of London ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | Gresham's School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Worshipful Company of Mercers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTenure | Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | knight ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding of Gresham's School ⓘ |
| occupation | merchant ⓘ |
| partOf | Tudor period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronage | education ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Alderman of the City of London
ⓘ
Lord Mayor of London NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Holt, Norfolk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| sibling | Sir Richard Gresham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncleOf | Sir Thomas Gresham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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