William Latimer

William Latimer

William Latimer, (c. 1467 – 1545), was an English clergyman and scholar of Ancient Greek.

Latimer studied at Oxford University, attaining the degree of Bachelor of Arts before being admitted as a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1489. In the 1490s Latimer went to Italy in order to study Greek, he was eventually awarded an MA by the University 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 taught Reginald 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 of Thomas More and Desiderius Erasmus, the latter specifically seeking Latimer's help during his translation of the New 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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