Alfred of Malmesbury
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Alfred or Aelfric (died 999), abbot of Malmesbury, England, and afterwards (in 990) bishop of Crediton, was a writer of some celebrity in the tenth century. He composed a book, titled De Naturis Rerum, and is said to have written a history of his abbey. Some also have attributed to him a Life of Aldhelm.
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- Rose, Hugh James [1853] (1857). A New General Biographical Dictionary, London: B. Fellowes et al.
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