Sir Thomas Gresham
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Thomas Gresham — Sir Thomas Gresham (c. 1519 ndash; 21 November, 1579) was an English merchant and financier who worked for King Edward VI of England and for Edward s half sister Queen Elizabeth I of England. Family and ChildhoodBorn in London and descended from… … Wikipedia
Thomas Gresham — Thomas Gresham, 1544 Thomas Gresham, Portrait von A … Deutsch Wikipedia
Thomas Gresham — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Gresham. Thomas Gresham, 1544 Sir Thomas Gresham (env. 1519 21 novembre 1579 … Wikipédia en Français
Thomas Gresham — n. Sir Thomas Gresham (1519 1579), English financier and trader … English contemporary dictionary
Thomas Gresham — Thomas Gresham, 1544 Thomas Gresham (Londres, 1519 – 21/Noviembre/1579) fue un comerciante y financiero inglés que trabajó para el rey Eduardo VI de Inglaterra y para la reina Isabel I. Contenido … Wikipedia Español
Gresham,Sir Thomas — Gresham, Sir Thomas. 1519 1579. English financier. A founder of the Royal Exchange, he is traditionally credited with Gresham s law. * * * … Universalium
GRESHAM, SIR THOMAS — founder of the Royal Exchange, born in London; son of Sir Richard Gresham, a wealthy mercer, who was knighted and made Lord Mayor in Henry VIII. s reign; after studying at Cambridge entered the Mercers Company, and in 1552, as King s agent in… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Gresham, Sir Thomas — ▪ English financier born 1518/19, London, Eng. died Nov. 21, 1579, London English merchant, financier, and founder of the Royal Exchange. Gresham was educated at the University of Cambridge and later trained as a lawyer. He was an… … Universalium
Gresham College — is an unusual institution of higher learning off Holborn in central London. It enrolls no students and grants no degrees. The Collège de France offers perhaps a Parisian equivalent. Gresham College has provided lectures free and open to the… … Wikipedia
Gresham's law — is an economic principle that states: When a government compulsorily overvalues one type of money and undervalues another, the undervalued money will leave the country or disappear from circulation into hoards, while the overvalued money will… … Wikipedia
