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John Williams (Oxford academic)

For the 18th- and 19th-century Welsh priest and schoolmaster, see John Williams (schoolmaster, born 1760).

John Williams (died 4 September 1613) was Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, from 1602 to 1613 and also Dean of Bangor.

Born in Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, Williams entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in 1569, graduating with a BA in 1573/4 and an MA in 1577, before being elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, in 1579.[1] After his ordination, he was appointed rector of Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire, in 1594, and also Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity (a position he held until his death).[1] He was elected Fellow of Jesus College in 1590, Principal in 1602,[2] Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 1604 and Dean of Bangor in 1605.[1]

He died in 1613 and was buried at St Michael's Church, Oxford.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Jones, John James. "Williams, John (d. 1613), principal of Jesus College, Oxford". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  2. ^ John Le Neve (1716). Fasti Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ: Or, An Essay Towards Deducing a Regular Succession of All the Principal Dignitaries in Each Cathedral, Collegiate Church Or Chapel (now in Being) in Those Parts in Great Britain Called England and Wales... J. Nutt: and sold by Henry Clements, at the Half-Moon, in St. Paul's Church-yard; Charles King at the Judge's Head in Westminster-Hall; and Edward Nutt, at the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleet-Street. p. 498.
  3. ^ University of Oxford (1968). 1500-1714. Kraus Reprint. p. 1647-9.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_(Oxford_academic)