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Robert WAKEFIELD B.A. 1513/4 ; M.A. 1518/9 (Incorp. from Louvain [ Belgium ]); B.D. (Cambridge) 1525 . Fellow of CLARE, 1516 . Fellow of St John's, 1520 . Incorp. at Oxford [ Oxfordshire ], 1532 . Studied at Paris [ France ] and Louvain [ Belgium ]. A learned Hebraist. Professor of Hebrew at Louvain [ Belgium ], 1519, and at Tübingen [ Germany ], 1520-3 . Returned to England . Hebrew lecturer at Cambridge [ Cambridgeshire ], 1524, and at Oxford [ Oxfordshire ], 1530 . Chaplain to the King. Canon of King's College, Oxford [ Oxfordshire ], 1532 . Wrote in favour of Henry VIII's divorce, 1528 . Author, treatises; the first in England to employ Hebrew and Arabic type. Died in London , 08 Oct., 1537. Will (P.C.C.) 1538 . Brother of Thomas ( 1522-3 ). ( Cooper, I. 63; D.N.B. ; Al. Oxon. ) | Robert WAKEFIELD Approx. lifespan: 14921537 B.A. 1513/4 M.A. 1518/9 (Incorp. from Louvain, [Belgium], ); B.D. (Cambridge) 1525 Fellow of Clare College 1516 Fellow of St John's College 1520 Incorp. at Oxford University 1532 Studied at Paris, [France], and Louvain, [Belgium], A learned Hebraist. Professor of Hebrew at Louvain, [Belgium], 1519 and at Tübingen [Germany], 1520-23 Returned to England , Hebrew lecturer at Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire], 1524 and at Oxford, [Oxfordshire], 1530 Chaplain to the King. Canon of 1532 Wrote in favour of Henry VIII's divorce 1528 Author, treatises; the first in England , to employ Hebrew and Arabic type. Died in London , 1537:10:08 Will (P.C.C.) 1538 brother of Thomas WAKEFIELD (1522) ( Cooper I. 63; D.N.B. ; Al. Oxon. ) |