William Berton
William Berton DD was an English medieval college Fellow and university Chancellor.[1]
Life
Berton was a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford and twice Chancellor of the University of Oxford during 1379–81 and 1382.[2] He was a Doctor of Divinity.[3] 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.[1]
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| Preceded by | Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1379–1381 |
Succeeded by Robert Rygge |
| Preceded by | Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1382 |
Succeeded by Robert Rygge |
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