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| Thomas WAKEFIELD B.A. 1522/3 . B. at Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire . First Regius Professor of Hebrew, 1540 ; taught, 1540-9 and again, 1553-69 . Probably rejected protestantism and on that account others were appointed readers of Hebrew whilst he held the professorship. Married and had issue. Buried at Chesterton, Cambridgeshire , 24 Apr., 1575. Brother of Robert ( 1513-4 ) and perhaps father of the next. ( Cooper, I. 337; D.N.B. ) | Thomas WAKEFIELD Approx. lifespan: 1501–1575 B.A. 1522/3 b. Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire , First Regius Professor of Hebrew 1540 ; taught 1540-49 and again 1553-69 Probably rejected protestantism and on that account others were appointed readers of Hebrew whilst he held the professorship. Married and had issue. Buried at Chesterton, Cambridgeshire , 1575:04:24 brother of Robert WAKEFIELD (1513) and perhaps father of Thomas WAKEFIELD (1556) ( Cooper I. 337; D.N.B. ) |