Sir Thomas Pope

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Sir Thomas Pope was a 16th-century English nobleman, statesman, and philanthropist best known for establishing Trinity College at the University of Oxford.

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instanceOf English nobleman
human
philanthropist
statesman
activity managed lands and revenues from the dissolution of the monasteries
associatedWith Court of Augmentations
University of Oxford
birthYear 1507
burialPlace St Stephen's Chapel
surface form: St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster Palace
century 16th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathYear 1559
educatedAt Banbury grammar school
era Tudor England
surface form: Tudor period
founderOf Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor founding Trinity College, Oxford
legacy Trinity College, Oxford as a lasting memorial
monarchServed Edward VI of England
Henry VIII of England
Mary I of England
name Thomas Pope
nobleStatus landed gentleman
notableWork endowment and statutes of Trinity College, Oxford
occupation administrator
courtier
lawyer
parliamentaryService Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England
patronage benefactor of educational institutions
philanthropicFocus higher education
religious and scholarly endowments
placeOfActivity London, England
surface form: London

Oxford
positionHeld Treasurer of the Court of Augmentations
clerk of briefs in the Star Chamber
clerk of the Crown in Chancery
member of the Privy Council of England
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Anne Tichborne
Elizabeth Gunston
Margaret Harper
title knight
workedFor Court of Chancery
surface form: Court of Chancery of England

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Trinity College, Oxford foundedBy Sir Thomas Pope
Trinity College foundedBy Sir Thomas Pope
subject surface form: Trinity College, Oxford