William Tyndale

(1494-1536)

English biblical scholar, translator, and reformer

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William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tynsdale, Tindall, Tindill, Tyndall; c.– c.) was an English biblical scholar and linguist who became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation in the years leading up to his execution. He is well known as a translator of the Bible into English, and was influenced by the works of prominent Protestant Reformers such as Martin Luther.

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Born	William Tyndale 1494 Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire, England
Died	6 October 1536 (aged 42) Vilvoorde, Duchy of Brabant, Habsburg Netherlands in the Holy Roman Empire
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