WILSON, FLORENCE, an author of some note, was born on the
banks of the Lossie, near Elgin, about the year 1500. He is commonly known
by his Latinized name of Florentius Volusenus, which has been usually
translated Wilson. Though it is doubted whether his name was not Wolsey,
Willison, Williamson, or Voluzene. He studied at Aberdeen, and afterwards
repaired to England, where cardinal Wolsey appointed him preceptor to his
nephew. Accompanied by the latter he went to Paris, where, after the death
of Wolsey and the consequent loss of his pupil, he found another patron in
cardinal du Bellai, archbishop of Paris. Along with this prelate he intended
to visit Rome, but was prevented by illness, and was left behind at Avignon.
Here he recommended himself by his scholarship to cardinal Sadolet, who
procured for him the appointment of teacher of Latin and Greek in the public
school of Carpentras. He is best known by his dialogue "De Animi
Tranquillitate," which was published at Lyons in 1543, and reprinted at
Edinburgh in 1571, 1707, and 1751. Wilson died at Vienne, in Dauphiny, in
1547, when returning to his native land. Several other works have been
ascribed to him besides the well known dialogue, but the works themselves
are not extant. His death was celebrated by Buchanan in an epigram.
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