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Knox

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Knox
1. John. ?1514--72, Scottish theologian and historian. After exile in England and on the Continent (1547--59), he returned to Scotland in 1559 and established the Presbyterian Church of Scotland (1560). His chief historical work was the History of the Reformation in Scotland (1586)
2. Ronald (Arbuthnott). 1888--1957, British priest and author. A convert to Roman Catholicism, he is noted for his translation of the Vulgate (1945--49)


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She would sit by the hour, sir, listening to young Mr Knox reading Tennyson, which was no part of his duties, he being employed by his lordship to teach Lord Bertie Latin and Greek and what not.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
A gentleman (it was Henry Knox, afterwards general of the American artillery) caught Captain Preston's arm.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Under all these sovereigns (to complete our summary of the movement) the more radical Protestants, Puritans as they came to be called, were active in agitation, undeterred by frequent cruel persecution and largely influenced by the corresponding sects in Germany and by the Presbyterianism established by Calvin in Geneva and later by John Knox in Scotland.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
 
 
 
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