About Robert Scott
Lived 1569 – 1620 (aged 50–51). Robert Scott was a cleric.
Robert Scott (c. 1569 – 1620) was an English churchman and academic, Master of Clare College, Cambridge and Dean of Rochester.
Life He was baptized in 1569 at Barnston, Essex, and matriculated as sizar at Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1588. He graduated B.A. in 1592, and M.A. from Clare College in 1595.
He reportedly had been a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He was sub-almoner to King James at the time of his election in 1612 as Master of Clare. He proceeded D.D. in 1613.
In 1615 he was appointed Dean of Rochester, and he served as Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge for 1619-20 . He died in London, on 21 December 1620 and was buried at Barnston.
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Who was Robert Scott?
British academic administrator, born 1569
When was Robert Scott born?
Robert Scott was born in 1569.
When did Robert Scott die?
Robert Scott died in 1620.
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Robert Scott was a cleric.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Robert Scott (master of Clare)
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