Surname: Wyatt Forename(s): Thomas d. 1542. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and ambassador in the court of King Henry VIII. Born c. 1503. Educated at St
John’s College, Cambridge. Married Elizabeth Brooke c. 1520. Held many positions in
court in between his diplomatic service and imprisonments. Knighted in 1535. Known
for first introducing the sonnet to English poetry. Biographical information: ODNB. (CC)