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John Bury (translator)

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John Bury (1535–1571) was an English translator.

John Bury was the son of William Bury, a London draper. He is said to have been educated at Cambridge University.[1] He translated from Greek into English the speech of Isocrates, Isocratis ad Demonicum oratio parenetica or Admonysion to Demonicus, with a dedication to his uncle, Sir William Chester, 1557. It was published by the printer William Copland, paired with Benedict Burgh's version of the Distichs of Cato.[2]

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  1. ^ "Bury, John (BRY524J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ Botley, P. "Bury, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4151. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)