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John Knox (1505, 1513 or 1514 – 1572) was a Scottish religious reformer who played the lead part in reforming the Church in Scotland in a Presbyterian manner. He is widely regarded as the father of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland, and of the Church of Scotland. He died in Edinburgh on November 24, 1572.