Robert Thorne (merchant)

Robert Thorne the younger (1492-1532) was a sixteenth-century Bristol merchant. He is known both for promoting exploration voyages in the 1520s and for co-founding Bristol Grammar School, along with his brother Nicholas Thorne.

Robert Thorne the younger
Portrait of Robert Thorne in Bristol Grammar School. A 1624 copy of the original, now lost.
Born1492
Died1532
London
Occupationmerchant
Known forAtlantic exploration, founding of Bristol Grammar School
PartnerAnna Garcia
ChildrenVincent (b. c.1525)
Parent(s)Robert Thorne the elder (d.1519), Johane Withypoll (d. 1523)
RelativesNicholas Thorne (brother), Elyn, Catherin, Alice (sisters)
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