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Geoffrey the Grammarian

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Geoffrey Grammarian


Geoffrey the Grammarian (fl. 1440) (in Latin: Galfridus Grammaticus) was a medieval monk and a grammarian who wrote several treatises.

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Life

He was originally from Norfolk.

Works

In the late 15th century he published the Thesaurus Linguae Romanae et Britannicae which was the first English-to-Latin wordbook.

The Promptorium parvulorum is attributed to him.

References

Geoffrey the Grammarian Wikipedia