John Bampton (theologian)

John Bampton (fl. 1340) was an English Carmelite theologian of the fourteenth century.

Life edit

Bampton was born at Bampton, Devon. Bale, quoting Leland, states that he paid special attention to the works of Aristotle, and was admitted to his doctor's degree in divinity.

Works edit

The titles of two treatises by this author have been preserved, respectively entitled Octo quæstiones de veritate propositionum and Lecturæ scholasticæ in Theologiâ.

References edit

"Bampton, John (fl.1340)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Attribution

  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain"Bampton, John (fl.1340)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.