Talk:John of Cornwall

Two "John of Cornwall"?
Someone just added a note to the effect that the 12th century "John of Cornwall" should not be confused with the 14th century "John of Cornwall". If so it is possible that the sentence about "bringing the English language back from the verge of extinction" refers to the latter. Is there a doctor in the house who could shed light on this issue? Thanks, and all the best, --Jorge Stolfi (talk) 15:31, 5 February 2010 (UTC)


 * ODNB has "John of Cornwall (died in or after 1189), theologian" and a "Cornwall [Bryan}, John, died 1349, schoolmaster and grammarian" the latter is sometimes called "John of Cornwall". Will read on and report back. DuncanHill (talk) 15:49, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm certain that the sentence about "bringing the English language back" refers to the second John. Also, according to the ODNB article about the first (the theologian), John of St Germans was a different person again. DuncanHill (talk) 15:58, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Based on the above, I have split the original John of Cornwall article into two articles, John of Cornwall (theologian) and John of Cornwall (grammarian). The original article is now a disambiguation page. If you know the subject, please help by checking which John did what.  In particular, who is the protagonist of the busillis anecdote?  All the best, --Jorge Stolfi (talk) 23:18, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks Jorge, good work. DuncanHill (talk) 23:21, 21 February 2010 (UTC)