William Tyndale
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Reformation, Priests, Ministers, Clergy
- Curriculum: British History, Renaissance History
Article abstract: During the Reformation, Tyndale translated the New Testament and the first five books of the Old Testament into English.
Early Life
William Tyndale was born near the border between Wales and England, probably in Gloucestershire, around 1494. He was also known as William Hutchins; the family moved from the north and took the name Hutchins to avoid detection during an unsettled period of war. Nothing is known about either his childhood or his family except that he had a brother named John and possibly another one named Edward.
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