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单词 Wotton, Sir Henry
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Wotton, Sir Henry

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Henry Wotton

Sir Henry Wotton, Government Art Collection, London.

Sir Henry Wotton (/ˈwʊtən/; 30 March 1568 – December 1639) was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. He is often quoted as saying, "An ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country." (Wotton said that when on a mission in Augsburg, in 1604.)

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