Thomas More
/ˌtɒməs ˈmɔː(r)/
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- (1478-1535) an English politician, author and scholar. He became a friend of King Henry VIII, who first employed him as a representative in foreign countries. In 1518 More became a member of the Privy Council, in 1521 he was made a knight, and in 1529 he became Lord Chancellor after Cardinal Wolsey. However, when the king decided that he, and not the Pope, was the head of the Church in England, More refused to accept this decision. For this he was put in prison and then executed. He was made a saint by Pope Pius XI in 1935. Thomas More was also the author of Utopia (1516), in which he described his ideas of a perfect society. The book was very successful all over Europe.
托马斯·莫尔（Thomas More）：（1478-1535）英国政治家，作家和学者。他成为亨利八世国王的朋友，亨利八世首先雇用他为外国代表。1518年，莫尔（More）成为枢密院议员，1521年，他被任命为骑士，1529年，他获得枢机大臣沃尔西（Walsey）的任命成为总理大臣。但是，当国王决定由他（而不是教皇）担任英格兰教会的负责人时，莫尔拒绝接受这一决定。为此，他被关进监狱，然后被处决。1935年，教皇庇护十一世将他定为圣人。托马斯·莫尔（Thomas More）也是《乌托邦》（Utopia，1516年）的作者，他在其中描述了他关于完善社会的思想。这本书在整个欧洲都很成功。