Name : Date of birth : Place of birth : Schools : University : Employment : Best work : Claim to fame : Manner of death : Place of death : Date of death : Legacy :
Very Old Boys
John Frith 1503 Westerham , Kent Sevenoaks , Eton King ’ s College , Cambridge Teacher , Cardinal College , Oxford ( now Christ Church ) Helping Tyndale translate the Bible from Latin into English Protestant martyr Burnt at stake Smithfield , London 1533 Generations who could read the Bible and make up their own minds
It may be that England ’ s first printer , William Caxton ( 1422 to 1492 ), was educated at Sevenoaks School too . We can ’ t be sure . But it makes a good story .
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