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Hoby, Sir Thomas

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Hoby, Sir Thomas (1530–1566)

English diplomat and translator. Born in Leominster, Hoby went to Cambridge before undertaking extensive travels on the Continent. An expert linguist, he was knighted and sent as ambassador to France in 1566, but died in Paris a few months later. During an earlier stay in Paris (1552–53), Hoby translated Baldassare Castiglione's Il cortegiano/The Courtier, eventually printed in 1561; it proved popular and was several times reprinted. Hoby's wife Elizabeth Hoby (1528–1609) was also a skilled linguist.



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