Start year: | 1530 | ||
End year: | 1611, April 15 | ||
Short description: | Life of Mulcaster | ||
Medium description: | Life of Richard Mulcaster. Born in Cumberland, Cumbria. Educated at Eton; Kings College, Cambridge; and Christchurch, Oxford. First headmaster of Merchant Taylors' School in London. Interested in spelling reform based on custom along with some level of phonetic spelling realization. [Howatt states c.1530] [Barker states 1531/32] | ||
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