What is Thomas Gresham?
[[Image:Portretten van Sir Thomas Gresham en Anne Fernely Rijksmuseum SK-A-3118.jpeg|thumb|right|A portrait of Thomas Gresham by [[Anthonis Mor]]]] Sir '''Thomas Gresham''' (c. 1519 – 21 November 1579) was an English [[merchant]] who worked for King [[Edward VI of England]] and for Edward's half-sister Queen [[Elizabeth I of England]]. He was born in [[London]] in an old [[Norfolk]] family, he was the son of Sir [[Richard Gresham]] and had one brother and two sisters. [[Gresham's law]] was named after him in 1858. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gresham, Thomas}} [[Category:1510s births]] [[Category:1579 deaths]] [[Category:People from London]]