Geoffroy tory biography of abraham lincoln

His life's work has heavily influenced French publishing to this day. Geoffroy Tory was born in Bourges in , a decade after the first printing press arrived in Paris. He attended the local university, where he developed an interest in Latin literature. After completing his studies, Tory left Bourges for Italy, where he studied at two additional universities: first, the Sapienza at Rome, and then Bologna, where he studied under Philip Beroaldus , a well-known Latinist.

Around , Tory left for Paris after completing his studies in Italy. The first book Tory is known to have worked on is the Pomponius Mela , in This work helped him to develop a rather large reputation, despite his youth.

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Tory was known to be an extremely hard worker, often taking on large workloads. His lectures were said to draw large audiences. Tory's interest in this period turned to the arts, especially painting and engraving. Beyond his passing references to his travels in Champ Fleury, there is not much known of Tory at this time. He returned to Paris in and began regularly producing woodcuts, for which he gained a reputation among Parisian editors.

It was during this same period that Tory took up selling books himself. In the months following her death, Tory wrote several pieces of poetry, claiming how lucky he was to have had such a daughter, and how her life influenced him. At the time, it was not uncommon for children to die at a young age, so it was unusual for Tory to have taken her death as hard as he did.