FLOYD

floyd, john (1572-1649), english jesuit, was born in cambridgeshire in 1572. he entered the society of jesus when at rome in 1592 and is also known as daniel a jesu, hermannus loemelius, and george white, the names under which he published a score of controversial treatises. he had considerable fame both as a preacher and teacher, and was frequently arrested in england. his last years were spent at louvain and he died at st omer on the 15th of september 1649. his brother edward floyd was impeached and sentenced by the commons in 1621 for speaking disparagingly of the elector palatine.