Thomas More
(1478-1535)
English politician, author and philosopher
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Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532. He wrote Utopia, published in 1516, which describes the political system of an imaginary island state.
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Thomas More 7 February 1478 London, England
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6 July 1535 (aged 57) London, England
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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Margaret More 1st child with Jane Colt Female b. 1505 d. 1544 · Age: 38 (at death) · 1505-1544 · English writer and translator
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John More (judge) and Agnes Graunger · m. 1474
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Agatha · Younger Sister · 1479- · Celebrity Baby
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John · Younger Brother · 1480- · Celebrity Baby
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Edward · Younger Brother · 1481- · Celebrity Baby
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Elizabeth · Younger Sister · 1482- · Celebrity Baby
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