Guillaume Morel
Guillaume Morel (1505 – 19 February 1564), French classical scholar, was born at Le Teilleul in Normandy.
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| Pronunciation | French pronunciation: [ɡi.jom mɔ.ʁɛl] |
| Born | 1505 Le Teilleul, Normandy |
| Died | 19 February 1564 |
| Occupation | Printer |
After acting as proof-reader in a Paris firm, he set up for himself, and subsequently succeeded Turnebus as king's printer in 1555. His most important work was Thesaurus vocum omnium latinarum, containing a number of quotations from Latin authors, taken from hitherto unpublished manuscripts in the Paris library. He died in Paris.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Morel". Encyclopædia Britannica. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 828.
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