Geoffrey The Grammarian (DNB00)

Geoffrey the Grammarian ( fl. 1440) (in Latin: Galfridus Grammaticus) was an English medieval

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and grammarian who wrote several treatises. Geoffrey was originally from

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. In the late 15th century, he published the ''Thesaurus Linguae Romanae et Britannicae'', which was the first English-to-Latin wordbook.Key Events in the History of the English Language - History of English Timeline - Language Timeline
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