Nicholas Hereford
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Nicholas of Hereford (died c. 1420, Coventry, Warwickshire, England) ) was an English theological scholar, and advocate of the English reform movement within the Roman Church.[1]
Nicholas Hereford was a Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford [2] and Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 1382.[3] He was a Doctor of Theology, which he achieved at Oxford University in 1382.[1]
Nicholas of Hereford later recanted his unorthodox views and participated in the repression of other reformers. He collaborated with John Wycliffe on the first complete English translation of the Bible.[1]
See also
- Hereford in Herefordshire, England
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nicholas of Hereford". Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- ↑ Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. Google Books. p. 31.
- ↑ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
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| Preceded by Robert Rygge |
Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1382 |
Succeeded by William Rugge? or Robert Rygge |
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