Michel Maittaire
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Michael MaittaireMichael Maittaire (France
, 1667– 7 September 1747) was a French born British classical scholar, bibliographer, and typographer in England and was a tutor to Lord Philip Stanhope
. He edited an edition of Curtius Rufus
owned by Thomas Jefferson
.
His works inclued a grammar of English (1712)
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, 1667– 7 September 1747) was a French born British classical scholar, bibliographer, and typographer in England and was a tutor to Lord Philip Stanhope
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield PC KG was a British statesman and man of letters.A Whig, Lord Stanhope, as he was known until his father's death in 1726, was born in London. After being educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he went on the Grand Tour of the continent...
. He edited an edition of Curtius Rufus
Curtius Rufus
Curtius Rufus was a Roman politician mentioned by Tacitus for actions during the reigns of the emperors Tiberius and Claudius. In all probability he is to be equated with the first century Roman historian Quintus Curtius Rufus.-Early life:...
owned by Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
.
His works inclued a grammar of English (1712)