John Florio (1553–1625), known in Italian as Giovanni Florio, was a linguist and lexicographer, a royal language tutor at the Court of James I, and a possible friend and influence on William Shakespeare. He was also the translator of Montaigne into English.
Read more about John Florio: Michelangelo Florio, Exile of The Family, Work in England, Shakespeare Authorship Theory
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“Thou hast brought him a pardon from good King John.””
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 108)
“England is the paradise of women, the purgatory of men, and the hell of horses.”
—John Florio (c. 1553–1625)