About Thomas Bungay
Lived 1214 – 1294 (aged 79–80). Thomas Bungay was an English friar and theologian.
Despite their roughly contemporaneous studies and later legends, no real evidence of a relationship between Bungay and Roger Bacon has yet been discovered.
Legend He is better known from later English legend, which made him Roger Bacon's sidekick in the stories that developed around that scholar's knowledge of alchemy and supposed mastery of magic. In some versions, he is killed by the German mage Vandermast.
Legacy Bungay serves a similar sidekick role in Doctor Mirabilis, James Blish's fictional biography of Roger Bacon.
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Who was Thomas Bungay?
English Franciscan friar and theologian
When was Thomas Bungay born?
Thomas Bungay was born in 1214.
When did Thomas Bungay die?
Thomas Bungay died in 1294.
What was Thomas Bungay's occupation?
Thomas Bungay was a friar and theologian.
What nationality was Thomas Bungay?
Thomas Bungay was English.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Thomas Bungay. https://biography.guide/thomas-bungay/
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