Walter de Merton

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Walter de Merton was a 13th-century English bishop and royal official best known for pioneering the collegiate system at Oxford University.

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Walter de Merton canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ
founder ⓘ
human ⓘ
royal official ⓘ
burialPlace Rochester Cathedral ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 13th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1205 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 27 October 1277 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Oxford ⓘ
founded Merton College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced collegiate structure of the University of Oxford ⓘ
later Oxford and Cambridge colleges ⓘ
knownFor founding Merton College, Oxford ⓘ
pioneering the collegiate system at the University of Oxford ⓘ
languageUsed Latin ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ
memberOf clergy of the Diocese of Rochester ⓘ
notableWork statutes establishing Merton College ⓘ
occupation Lord Chancellor ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
royal administrator ⓘ
placeOfBirth Merton, Surrey ⓘ
placeOfDeath Rochester, Kent ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Rochester ⓘ
Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
workLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Oxford ⓘ
Rochester ⓘ

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Merton College, Oxford → foundedBy → Walter de Merton ⓘ
Merton College Chapel → foundedBy → Walter de Merton ⓘ