William of Ockham
Philosopher, Author
1288 – 1347
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Who was William of Ockham?
William of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher and theologian, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey. He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval thought and was at the centre of the major intellectual and political controversies of the fourteenth century. He is commonly known for Occam's razor, the methodological principle that bears his name, and also produced significant works on logic, physics, and theology. In the Church of England, his day of commemoration is 10 April.
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- Born
- 1288
Ockham - Religion
- Catholicism
- Profession
- Education
- Merton College, Oxford
- University of Oxford
- Died
- Apr 9, 1347
Munich
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on July 23, 2013
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