Simon of Faversham

Simon of Faversham (also Simon Favershamensis, Simon de Faverisham, Simon von Faversham, or Simon Anglicus; c. 1260–1306) was an English medieval scholastic philosopher and later a university chancellor.[1]

Simon of Faversham was born in Faversham, Kent,[2] and educated at Oxford, receiving a Master of Arts degree. He probably taught in Paris during the 1280s. His philosophical work consists almost entirely of commentaries on Aristotle's works.^[citation needed] He was made Chancellor of Oxford University in January 1304 until his death in 1306.[3]

References

1. Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
2. "Who's Who in Faversham's History P–Z". faversham.org. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
3. Wood, Anthony (1790). "Fasti Oxonienses". The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. p. 17 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Mora-Márquez, Ana María. "Simon of Faversham". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
• John Longeway's page on Simon of Faversham.
• Hutchinson, John (1892). "Simon of Faversham" . Men of Kent and Kentishmen (Subscription ed.). Canterbury: Cross & Jackman. pp. 125–126.

Academic offices
Preceded by Walter de Wetheringsete	Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1304–1306	Succeeded by Walter Burdun