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Gillaume Morel
PronunciationFrench pronunciation: [ɡi.jom mɔ.ʁɛl]
Born1505 (1505)[1]
Le Teilleul, Normandy[1]
DiedFebruary 19, 1564(1564-02-19) (aged 58–59)
OccupationPrinter

Guillaume Morel (1505 – 19 February 1564) was a French classical scholar born at Le Teilleul in Normandy.

After acting as proof-reader in a Paris firm, he set up for himself, and subsequently succeeded Turnebus as king's printer in 1555. His most important work was Thesaurus vocum omnium latinarum, containing a number of quotations from Latin authors, taken from hitherto unpublished manuscripts in the Paris library.[1] He died in Paris.

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  1. ^ a b c  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Morel". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 828.


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