Tyndale

William Tyndale was a 16th-century English scholar and theologian known for translating the Bible into English from the original Hebrew and Greek texts. His work made the scriptures more accessible to ordinary people, breaking the longstanding tradition of the Bible being available only in Latin, which clergy and scholars understood. Tyndale’s translation laid the foundation for many later English Bibles, including the King James Version. His efforts significantly contributed to religious reform and the spread of literacy, and he is remembered as a key figure in making the Bible understandable to the common person.