Thomas Coryat

1577 - 1617

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship:  Kingdom of England
languages spoken, written or signed:  English
educated at:  Winchester College
occupation:  writerexplorer

Thomas Coryat (also Coryate) (c. 1577 – 1617) was an English traveller and writer of the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean age. He is principally remembered for two volumes of writings he left regarding his travels, often on foot, through Europe and parts of Asia. He is often credited with introducing the table fork to England, with "Furcifer" (Latin: fork-bearer, rascal) becoming one of his nicknames. His description of how the Italians shielded themselves from the sun resulted in the word "umbrella" being introduced into English. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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