John Bampton (theologian)
John Bampton (fl. 1340) was an English Carmelite theologian of the fourteenth century.
Life[]
Bampton was born at Bampton, Devon. Bale, quoting Leland, states that he paid special attention to the works of Aristotle, and was admitted to his doctor's degree in divinity.
Works[]
The titles of two treatises by this author have been preserved, respectively entitled Octo quæstiones de veritate propositionum and Lecturæ scholasticæ in Theologiâ.
References[]
Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
.- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Bampton, John (fl.1340)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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Categories:
- 14th-century English Roman Catholic theologians
- Clergy from Devon
- Carmelites