Colet has been studied frequently over time and has experienced resurgences in popularity.
Bishop Kennett studied Colet during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Kennett passed his notes to Samuel Knight who used them to write a biography of Colet which was published in 1724.
During the nineteenth century, interest in Colet increased.
Several editions of his works and an additional biography were published during that time.
Scholars believed Colet strongly impacted his friend Erasmus and the English Reformation.
Later critics went on to view Colet as Protestant-like, though historical revisionists believe that Colet was a reform preacher that wanted to improve the quality of the Church.

Colet died in 1519 of the "sweating sickness."
His monument was erected on the south aisle of the choir at the cathedral church of Saint Paul but destroyed in the Great Fire of London.
Colet has been studied frequently over time and has experienced resurgences in popularity. Bishop Kennett studied Colet during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Kennett passed his notes to Samuel Knight who used them to write a biography of Colet which was published in 1724. During the nineteenth century, interest in Colet increased. Several editions of his works and an additional biography were published during that time. Scholars believed Colet strongly impacted his friend Erasmus and the English Reformation. Later critics went on to view Colet as Protestant-like, though historical revisionists believe that Colet was a reform preacher that wanted to improve the quality of the Church.
Colet died in 1519 of the "sweating sickness." His monument was erected on the south aisle of the choir at the cathedral church of Saint Paul but destroyed in the Great Fire of London.
John Colet