William Berton was an English medieval college Fellow and university Chancellor.
Life
Berton was a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford and twice Chancellor of the University of Oxford during 1379–81 and 1382. He was a Doctor of Divinity. The controversy surrounding the theologian John Wycliffe concerning the sacrament was current at the time of Berton's Chancellorship and he gave some credence to Wycliffe's argument.
References
- ^ Lane-Poole, Reginald (1885). "Berton, William of" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 4. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. pp. 30–32 – via Internet Archive.
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Preceded byRobert Aylesham | Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1379–1381 |
Succeeded byRobert Rygge |
Preceded byRobert Rygge | Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1382 |
Succeeded byRobert Rygge |
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