Thomas Rodborne
Thomas Rodborne DD (also Rodeborne, Rodebourne, Rodbourne, Rudbourne, or Rodburn, died 1442) was an English medieval churchman and university Chancellor.
Rodborne was a Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford, where he taught Henry V mathematics.[1] He became a Proctor in 1402 and was the Warden of Merton College, Oxford from 1416–17.[2] He was Chancellor of the University of Oxford during 1420.[3] He became Archdeacon of Sudbury. From 1433 until his death in 1442, he was Bishop of St David's in Wales.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wood, Anthony (1786). "Merton College". The history and antiquities of the colleges and halls in the University of Oxford. Volume III. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 6, 15.
- ↑ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP 40 / 647; year 1422; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no647/aCP40no647fronts/IMG_0007.htm; 6th entry mentions "Thomas Rodeburne, lately warden"
- ↑ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edmund Bekyngham |
Warden of Merton College, Oxford 1416–1417 |
Succeeded by Robert Gilbert |
| Preceded by Walter Trengof |
Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1420 |
Succeeded by Walter Trengof |
| Catholic Church titles | ||
| Preceded by Benedict Nichols |
Bishop of St David's 1433–1442 |
Succeeded by William Lyndwood |