Guillaume Morel
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This article is largely based on an article in the out-of-copyright Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, which was produced in 1911. (February 2012) |
Gillaume Morel | |
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Pronunciation | French pronunciation: [ɡi.jom mɔ.ʁɛl] |
Born | 1505[1] Le Teilleul, Normandy[1] |
Died | 19 February 1564 |
Occupation | Printer |
Guillaume Morel (1505 – 19 February 1564), French classical scholar, was born at Le Teilleul in Normandy.
After acting as proof-reader in a Paris firm, he set up for himself, and subsequently succeeded Turnebus as king's printer in 1555. His most important work was Thesaurus vocum omnium latinarum, containing a number of quotations from Latin authors, taken from hitherto unpublished manuscripts in the Paris library.[1] He died in Paris.
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- ^ a b c public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Morel". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 828. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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