Laurence Humphrey
Laurence Humphrey (* 1527 in Newport Pagnell , Buckinghamshire , † February 1, 1590 in Oxford ) was a Puritan theologian .
Laurence Humphrey studied at Oxford and Cambridge . After Maria I ascended to the throne and the recatholicization in England that began with it, Humphrey fled to Zurich and Basel . There he was in close contact with John Jewel and John Parkhurst . In 1558, after the Queen's death, Laurence Humphrey returned to England. In 1560 he became a professor at Oxford and a year later President of Magdalen College . 1571 Humphrey Dean in Gloucester and 1580 in Winchester .
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Humphrey, Laurence. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 1180.
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| SURNAME | Humphrey, Laurence |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English Puritan theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1527 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newport Pagnell , Buckinghamshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1590 |
| Place of death | Oxford |