Author, born in London of Italian parentage. After an Oxford education he found employment in the Jacobean court, in which he served in many capacities through his career. he is chiefly remembered as a scholar, the translator of the essays of Montaigne in 1603 and his Italian-English dictionary 'A World Of Words'. He almost certainly would have been an acquaintance of Shakespeare, and some have suggested that Florio may have been the source of Shakespeare's knowledge of French and Italian culture. Despite his achievements, Florio died in poverty in Fulham. Although his place of burial appears to be unrecorded, one of the executors of his will was the vicar of his parish church, so it seems more than likely that this is where Florio was buried.
Author, born in London of Italian parentage. After an Oxford education he found employment in the Jacobean court, in which he served in many capacities through his career. he is chiefly remembered as a scholar, the translator of the essays of Montaigne in 1603 and his Italian-English dictionary 'A World Of Words'. He almost certainly would have been an acquaintance of Shakespeare, and some have suggested that Florio may have been the source of Shakespeare's knowledge of French and Italian culture. Despite his achievements, Florio died in poverty in Fulham. Although his place of burial appears to be unrecorded, one of the executors of his will was the vicar of his parish church, so it seems more than likely that this is where Florio was buried.
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