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John Cheke

16th-century English classical scholar and statesman
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John Cheke
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
June 16, 1514
Date of death
September 13, 1557
Place of birth
Cambridge
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[15]
Occupation
politician, university teacher, classical scholar, humanist, classical philologist
Employer
University of Cambridge[19]
Position held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1547-1552 Parliament, Member of the March 1553 Parliament[16][17][18]
Educated at
St John's College[20]
Father
Peter Cheke[10]
Mother
Agnes Duffield[11]
Spouse
Mary Cheke[12]
Child
Henry Cheke, unknown Cheke[13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[26]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23][24][25]
Given name
John[22]
Number of children
+3[27]
P14608
119640104
P14611
199914
P14977
RETE020288
🏷️ Also known as
en Sir John Cheke en John Cheke ar جون تشيك (مفكر إنجليزي) el Τζων Τσέκι ja ジョン・チーク sv Cheke uk Джон Чік
🔖 Identifiers · 57
ISNI
0000000083780794
VIAF cluster ID
44541522
Library of Congress authority ID
n50082836
GND ID
119640104
American Academy in Rome ID
12412124
BIBSYS ID
90295681
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
11738
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
145572376
Biblissima authority ID
1944 Winter Olympics
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01380144
Cambridge Alumni Database ID
CHK529J
DDB person (GND) ID
119640104
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DLL Catalog author ID
A4026
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119640104
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
99516
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
19872
Freebase ID
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Genealogics.org person ID
I00500591
Geni.com profile ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
john-cheke
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0017468
History of Parliament ID
1509-1558/member/cheke-john-1514-57
IdRef ID
085102202
IxTheo authority ID
539108081
KBR person ID
14476523
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119640104
Libraries Australia ID
35135185
NLA Trove people ID
837450
NUKAT ID
n2011160377
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000832533
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007453961005171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX6473941
National Library of Wales Authority ID
cheke-john-sir-1514-1557
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00854
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068264666
Open Library ID
OL2039719A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
5211
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095605115
PUG authority ID
229808
Parsifal cluster ID
315814
RERO ID (legacy)
A003099519
SBN author ID
BVEV041096
SHARE Catalogue author ID
302435
SNARC ID
Georges Cottier
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
46139
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10002357
Teuchos ID
P-Cheke.John
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
5474
The Peerage person ID
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Treccani ID
sir-john-cheke
UK National Archives ID
F39238
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/47947
WikiTree person ID
Cheke-5
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/ced0b0da-6ce7-4ea7-9ef8-576f5cb04abc

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
politician, university teacher, classical scholar
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
St John's College
Employer 1
University of Cambridge
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Place of birth 1
Cambridge
Place of death 1
London
SNARC ID 1
Georges Cottier
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John Cheke was born on June 16, 1514[1], in Cambridge[2]. He died on September 13, 1557[3], in London[4]. He worked as a politician[5], university teacher[6], classical scholar[7], humanist[8], and classical philologist[9].

FAQs

Where was John Cheke born?

John Cheke's place of birth was Cambridge[2].

Where did John Cheke die?

John Cheke died in London[4].

Who were John Cheke's parents?

John Cheke's father was Peter Cheke[10]. John Cheke's mother was Agnes Duffield[11].

Who was John Cheke married to?

John Cheke's spouses include Mary Cheke[12].

What did John Cheke do for work?

John Cheke worked as a politician[5], university teacher[6], classical scholar[7], humanist[8], and classical philologist[9].

Where did John Cheke go to school?

John Cheke was educated at St John's College[20].

Related Entities

Cambridge London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14977 → RETE020288
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  2. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → 1944 Winter Olympics
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  3. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14611 → 199914
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  4. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 119640104
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  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, university teacher, classical scholar +2
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  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → St John's College
    Occupation → —
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    Spouse → Mary Cheke
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