John Shepreve

John Shepreve (or Shepery) (1509?1542) was an English classical scholar and Hebraist.

Life

Born at Sugworth, in the parish of Radley, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), about 1509, he was admitted a probationer fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in 1528, graduated B.A. on 3 December 1529, and M.A. in 1533. He was Greek reader in his college, and was appointed Hebrew professor of the university about 1538, in succession to Robert Wakefeld. In April 1542 he obtained permission from the university to expound in the public schools the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew language, 'provided that he lectured in a pious and catholic manner.' He died at Agmondesham, Buckinghamshire, in July 1542. When his death became known at Oxford many learned men composed Greek and Latin verses to his memory, and pasted them on the doors of St. Mary's Church. These verses, together with some of Shepreve's own compositions, were collected with a view to their publication, under the editorship of George Etheridge, but they never appeared in print. Several authors, including John Leland and Dr. John White, celebrated his memory in their books of poems.

William Shepreve was his nephew.[1]

Works

He was the author of:

He is also credited with a translation into Latin of the Hecuba of Euripides, and a translation into English of Seneca's Hercules Furens.

References

Notes

  1.  "Shepreve, William". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Shepreve, John". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 

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