About John Young
Lived 1532 – 1605 (aged 72–73). John Young was an anglican priest.
John Young (c. 1532 – 1605) was an English academic and bishop.
Early life He was educated at Mercers' School in London, and graduated BA at the University of Cambridge in 1552. He became a Fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge in 1553, and Master there in 1567. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1569.
Career He became Bishop of Rochester in 1578, employing Edmund Spenser as secretary for a short time early in his tenure. In The Shepheardes Calender Young appears as Roffy, which abbreviates Roffensis, alluding to his see.
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Who was John Young?
Bishop of Rochester, born 1532
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John Young was born in 1532.
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John Young died in 1605.
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John Young was an anglican priest.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Young (bishop of Rochester)
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