Richard Mulcaster, one of the greatest British educational visionaries, is known best for his headmasterships and paedegogic writings.

In 1561 he became the first headmaster of Merchant Taylors' School in London, where he wrote his two treatises on education, Positions (1581) and Elementarie (1582). Merchant Taylors School was at that time the largest school in the country, and Mulcaster worked to establish a rigourous curriculum which was to set the standard for education in Latin, Greek and Hebrew. In 1596 became high master of St Paul's School. See also Merchant Taylors School, Crosby and Merchant Taylors Girls School. ... Merchant Taylors School is a British public school, located in Northwood, in London. ... St Pauls School St Pauls School is one of Britains oldest and most pre-eminent public schools, known for its academic tradition and alumni. ...

Mulcaster was born into the gentry in Carlisle, and began his formal education at Eton College, from where he progressed to King's College, Cambridge. Throughout his time at Cambridge and later at Oxford, he met important scholars who were to influence his later thinking, including Sir John Cheke and John Caius. By the time he left Oxford, Mulcaster was known for his intellectual prowess in Latin, Greek and Hebrew, which he took to Merchant Taylors' School. Carlisle is a city in the extreme north west of England, some 10 miles from the border with Scotland. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a prestigious independent school for boys. ... Full name The Kings College of Our Lady and St Nicholas Motto Veritas Et Utilitas Truth and usefulness Named after Henry VI Previous names - Established 1441 Sister College(s) New College Acting Provost Dr Tess Adkins Location Kings Parade Undergraduates 397 Postgraduates 239 Homepage Boatclub The Gatehouse, built... Sir John Cheke (16 June 1514 - 13 September 1557) was an English classical scholar and statesman, notable as the first Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge. ... John Caius [Anglice Kees, Keys, etc. ... See also Merchant Taylors School, Crosby and Merchant Taylors Girls School. ...

Richard Mulcasters writings remain important in the study of humanist education and the sixteenth century. Humanism is a system of thought that defines a socio-political doctrine (-ism) whose bounds exceed those of locally developed cultures, to include all of humanity and all issues common to human beings. ...