Original: Sir Thomas Gresham (c. 1519   21 November, 1579) was an English merchant and financier who worked for King Edward VI of England and for Edward's half-sister Queen Elizabeth I of England.
Simplified: 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.