Randle Cotgrave
Deceased Person
– 1634
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Who was Randle Cotgrave?
Randle Cotgrave, may possibly be Randal, son of William Cotgreve of Christleton in Cheshire, who is mentioned in the pedigree of the Cotgreve family, contained in Harl. MS. 1500, fol. 118, was an English lexicographer who in 1611 compiled and published A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues, a bilingual dictionary that represented a real breakthrough at the time and remains historically important.
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- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- University of Cambridge
- Died
- 1634
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on July 23, 2013
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