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Roger Ascham
Sketch of Roger Ascham
Born
c. 1515
Kirby Wiske, Yorkshire, England
Died
30 December 1568 (aged 52–53)
London, England
Alma mater
St John's College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)
Scholar, didactic writer
Notable work
The Scholemaster
Roger Ascham (/ˈæskəm/; c. 1515 – 30 December 1568)[1] was an English scholar and didactic writer, famous for his prose style, his promotion of the vernacular, and his theories of education. He served in the administrations of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, having earlier acted as Elizabeth's tutor in Greek and Latin between 1548 and 1550.
^"Ascham, Roger" in The New Encyclopædia Britannica. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 617.
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other would-be offenders. Meanwhile, early writers on education, such as RogerAscham, complained of the arbitrary manner in which children were punished....