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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Elphinstone canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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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
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jurist ⓘ statesman ⓘ university founder ⓘ |
| participatedIn | reform of Scottish legal and administrative systems ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Glasgow ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Aberdeen ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Aberdeen
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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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