Statesman · 1478 – 1535
Thomas More
Little-Known Facts
- The word 'utopia' he coined from Greek puns on 'no place' and 'good place'.
- He reportedly joked with his executioner on the scaffold.
Myths & Misconceptions
Did Thomas More believe Utopia was a real ideal?
Scholars debate how seriously he meant it; Utopia mixes genuine social critique with irony, leaving its ideal society deliberately ambiguous.