William Whittingham
William Whittingham (* around 1524 in Chester , † June 10, 1579 in Durham ) was an English reformer and Calvinist theologian .
Life
William Whittingham studied at Oxford and fled from Queen Maria I Tudor to Frankfurt am Main , where he befriended John Knox . He remained with Knox in Geneva , but he returned in 1560 after England back to 1563 Dean of Durham Cathedral to be. Whittingham was a Calvinist and suffered attacks from the Archbishop of York . Whittingham's greatest achievement was the publication of the Geneva Bible (1560); a collaborative effort in which he was the driving force.
literature
- Ronny Baier: Whittingham, William. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 22, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-133-2 , Sp. 1513-1518.
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| SURNAME | Whittingham, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English reformer and Calvinist theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1524 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chester |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1579 |
| Place of death | Durham |