John Higginson
English churchman and academic, founding fellow of Jesus College, Oxford
About John Higginson
Lived 1501 – 1641.
John Higginson (fl. 1561–1622) was one of the eight founding fellows of Jesus College, Oxford in 1571. He matriculated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1561, obtaining his BA degree in 1565 and his MA in 1568. He was appointed vicar of Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England in 1571 and ordained priest in 1572. He was still alive at the time of the grant to Jesus College of its third charter by King James I in 1622.
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Who was John Higginson?
English churchman and academic, founding fellow of Jesus College, Oxford
When was John Higginson born?
John Higginson was born in 1501.
When did John Higginson die?
John Higginson died in 1641.
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