Richard Percivale
English scholar · Academics · Lived 1558 to 1620 · aged 62
Sir Richard Percivale of Sydenham, near Bridgwater, Somerset, was an English administrator and politician, also known as a Hispanist and lexicographer.
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About this person
He wrote a Spanish grammar for English readers, A Spanish Grammar, and a dictionary, both included in his Bibliotheca Hispanica (1591); this work was later enlarged by John Minsheu in A dictionarie in Spanish and English.
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1558 to 1620 · aged 62
