John Breton (academic)
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Marcocapelle (talk | contribs) at 21:14, 1 May 2020 (removed Category:17th-century Anglican priests; added Category:17th-century English Anglican priests using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
John Breton (died 2 March 1676) was an academic in the 17th century.[1]
Breton was born in Leicestershire and was admitted to Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1629, matriculating in 1630, graduating B.A. in 1633, M.A. in 1636, D.D. (per lit. reg.) in 1661.[2] He was ordained deacon in 1639 and became a prebendary of Worcester in 1660.[3] He was Master of Emmanuel College from 1665 until his death in 1676.[4] He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1670 to 1671.[5]
References
- ^ "A History of Emmanuel College, Cambridge" Sarah Bendall,S; Brooke,C; Collinson, P: Woodbridge, Boydell, 2000 ISBN 0851153933
- ^ "Breton, John (BRTN629J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Fasti Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ" Le Neve, J. p438: London; J.Nutt; 1716
- ^ Emmanuel College, Cambridge web-site
- ^ University web-site
|
This article relating to the University of Cambridge is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |