William Elphinstone

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William Elphinstone was a Scottish bishop, statesman, and humanist scholar of the late 15th century who played a key role in the development of higher education in Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish person
bishop
human
humanist scholar
statesman
advisorTo James III of Scotland
James IV of Scotland
appointedAs Bishop of Aberdeen
appointedBy Pope Sixtus IV
buriedAt University of Aberdeen
surface form: King’s College, Aberdeen
contributedTo drafting of the Aberdeen Breviary
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
dateOfBirth 1431
dateOfDeath 1514
educatedAt University of Glasgow
Sorbonne University
surface form: University of Paris
era Late Middle Ages
Scottish Renaissance
fieldOfWork canon law
humanism
theology
founded University of Aberdeen
surface form: King’s College, Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen
knownFor development of higher education in Scotland
founding King’s College, Aberdeen
languageSpoken French
Latin
legacy establishment of a permanent university in northern Scotland
strengthening of the intellectual and ecclesiastical life of Aberdeen
memberOf clergy of the Diocese of Aberdeen
nativeLanguage Scots
notableStudentOrInfluenceOn Scottish clergy and scholars of the early 16th century
notableWork founding of the University of Aberdeen
occupation bishop
jurist
statesman
university founder
participatedIn reform of Scottish legal and administrative systems
placeOfBirth Glasgow
placeOfDeath Aberdeen
positionHeld Bishop of Aberdeen
Lord Chancellor of Scotland
Official of the Diocese of Glasgow
Professor of Canon Law at the University of Paris
Royal councillor to James III of Scotland
Royal councillor to James IV of Scotland
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
supported Renaissance humanism in Scotland

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University of Aberdeen founder William Elphinstone
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