Biography:Henry de Maunsfeld
Henry de Maunsfeld DD (also Henry Mansfield, Maunsfeild, Maunsfield, Maunnesfeld, Mammesfeld, or Maymysfeld; died 1328) was an England medieval theologian, philosopher, churchman, college fellow, and university chancellor.[1]
Henry de Maunsfeld was educated at Oxford University and became a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford and he received a Doctor of Divinity degree.[2] He published on theology and philosophy. Between 1309 and 1313, he was for two periods Chancellor of the University of Oxford.[3] He was professor of theology and Rector of Flintham in Nottinghamshire.[1] On 17 December 1314, he was elected Dean of Lincoln, a post he held from 1315 to 1328. In 1316, he became the prebend of Asgarby, Lincolnshire. In 1319, he was elected Bishop of Lincoln, but he did not take up the position. In 1324, he was Canon of Carlisle and he died in 1328.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lee, Sidney, ed (1894). "Maunsfield, Henry de". Dictionary of National Biography. 37. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 94.
- ↑ Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. p. 18. https://archive.org/details/appendixtohistor00wood.
- ↑ 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 William de Bosco |
Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1309–1311 |
Succeeded by Walter Giffard |
Preceded by Walter Giffard |
Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1311–1313 |
Succeeded by Henry Harclay |
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