Henry Savile (Bible translator), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry Savile (Bible translator)

English bible translator

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1549

Place of Birth: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1622

Profession: politician, mathematician, translator, Bible translator

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Henry Savile (Bible translator)

  • Sir Henry Savile (30 November 1549 – 19 February 1622) was an English scholar and mathematician, Warden of Merton College, Oxford, and Provost of Eton.
  • He endowed the Savilian chairs of Astronomy and of Geometry at Oxford University, and was one of the scholars who translated the New Testament from Greek into English.
  • He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Bossiney in Cornwall in 1589, and Dunwich in Suffolk in 1593.

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