- William Latimer
William Latimer, (c. 1467 – 1545), was an English
clergyman andscholar ofAncient Greek .Latimer studied at
Oxford University , attaining the degree ofBachelor of Arts before being admitted as a fellow ofAll Souls College, Oxford in 1489. In the 1490s Latimer went toItaly in order to study Greek, he was eventually awarded an MA by theUniversity of Ferrara in 1502.Shortly after returning to England in 1502, Latimer took
holy orders . Throughout the rest of his life he combined his travels and studies with a career in the priesthood. He also spent several spells serving as a teacher at Canterbury College, Oxford, where, amongst others, he taughtReginald Pole .Latimer was one of the foremost scholars of his age, a fact attested by his selection as Pole's tutor and his role as an advisor to Henry VIII on the theological implications of his divorce from
Catherine of Aragon . Latimer was also a correspondent ofThomas More andDesiderius Erasmus , the latter specifically seeking Latimer's help during his translation of theNew Testament .Although the precise date of his death is unknown, Latimer died at some point between April and October 1545 - the dates that his will was successively made and proven.
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