Roger Ascham

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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.