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William of Ockham
Guilielmus Occamus la
English Franciscan friar and theologian (c.1287–1347)
- Dated c. 1287 CE – c. 9 April 1349 CE
- Also called Guilelmus de Ockham, William of Oakham, William of Occam
Overview
English Franciscan friar and theologian (c.1287–1347)Wikidata record description. Read William of Ockham in the Wikipedia reader.
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Affiliation
As a third party recorded it, often for one period of a life.
Teachers and students
Teaching passed from one person to another, in the direction of the arrows — not ancestry, and not succession.
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Connections
Documented influence 5
- was influenced by Anselm of Canterbury 11th‑century Benedictine monk, Archbishop of Canterbury, philosopher and theologian
- was influenced by Aristotle Greek philosopher
- was influenced by Thomas Aquinas Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
- influenced Jean Buridan medieval philosopher (ca. 1300-1358)
- influenced René Descartes French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
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