Dates

• Existence: 1539 - 1608

Biography

Laurence Tomson (1539-1608) was an English politician, author, and translator. He acted as the personal secretary of Sir Francis Walsingham, the secretary of state to Elizabeth I of England. Tomson revised both the text and the annotations of the New Testament of the Geneva Bible. His revised edition appeared in 1576. Tomson was a Calvinist, and his annotations reflect that system of theology.

Citation:

Wikipedia, via WWW, December 16, 2020 ǂb (Laurence Tomson (1539-29 March 1608) was an English politician, author, and translator; born in Northhamptonshire; personal secretary of Sir Francis Walsingham, the secretary of state to Elizabeth I of England; revised both the text and the annotations of the New Testament of the Geneva Bible; his revised edition appeared in 1576; Calvinist; his annotations reflect that system of theology; died 29 March 1608; buried at Chertsey, Surrey)

Robert Beale collection of letters, 1569-1597 (L.T.; L. Tomson, reviser of the Geneva translation of the New Testament)

nuc85-46778: Bible. N.T. Eng. Geneva. 1616. The New Testament ... [MI] 1616 (hdg. on MiU rept.: Tomson, Laurence, 1539-1608; usage: L. Tomson)

LC data base, 11/18/85 (hdg.: Tomson, Laurence, 1539-1608; usage: L. Tomson)

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