Biography:Simon of Faversham
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Simon of Faversham (also Simon Favershamensis, Simon de Faverisham, Simon von Faversham, or Simon Anglicus; c. 1260–1306) was an England medieval scholastic philosopher and later a university chancellor.[1]
Simon of Faversham was born in Faversham, Kent,[2] and educated at Oxford, receiving a Master of Arts degree. He probably taught in Paris during the 1280s. His philosophical work consists almost entirely of commentaries on Aristotle's works.[citation needed] He was made Chancellor of Oxford University in January 1304 until his death in 1306.[3]
References
- ↑ Hibbert, Christopher, ed (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- ↑ "Who's Who in Faversham's History P–Z". faversham.org. http://www.faversham.org/history/people/whos_who_p-z.
- ↑ Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. p. 17. https://archive.org/details/appendixtohistor00wood.
External links
- Mora-Márquez, Ana María. "Simon of Faversham". in Zalta, Edward N.. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/simon-faversham/.
- John Longeway's page on Simon of Faversham.
- Hutchinson, John (1892). "Simon of Faversham". Men of Kent and Kentishmen (Subscription ed.). Canterbury: Cross & Jackman. pp. 125–126.
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| Preceded by Walter de Wetheringsete |
Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1304–1306 |
Succeeded by Walter Burdun |
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