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John Major

John Mair

Scottish philosopher.

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Statements about John Major

Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Death

St Andrews

Educated At

Christ's College
(1491 - 1492)
Start Time
: 1491
End Time
: 1492
University of Paris
Collège Sainte-Barbe
(1492 - 1495)
Start Time
: 1492
End Time
: 1495
Collège De Montaigu
(1495 - 1499)
Start Time
: 1495
End Time
: 1499
Collège De Navarre
(1499 - 1506)
Start Time
: 1499
End Time
: 1506

Instance Of

Human

Date of Birth

1467
1469

Date of Death

1550

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Family Name

Mair

Given Name

John

Country of Citizenship

Scotland
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Anachronism
United Kingdom
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Anachronism

Occupation

Philosopher
Historian
Theologian

Student Of

Jan Standonck
Girolamo Aleandro
Thomas Bricot
Jerónimo Pardo

Described by Source

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Major, John (1469-1550)
BEIC Digital Library

Name in Native Language

John Major
John Maior

Employer

University of Paris
(1506 - 1518)
Start Time
: 1506
End Time
: 1518
University of St Andrews
(1523 - 1526)
Start Time
: 1523
End Time
: 1526
University of Glasgow
(1518 - 1523)
Start Time
: 1518
End Time
: 1523
University of Paris
(1526 - 1531)
Start Time
: 1526
End Time
: 1531
University of St Andrews
(1531 - 1550)
Start Time
: 1531
End Time
: 1550

Religion or Worldview

Catholic Church

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English
Latin

Doctoral Advisor

Jan Standonck

Student

George Buchanan
Gaspar Lax
Peter Crockaert
Jean Dullaert
Antonio Coronel
Luis Coronel

Influenced By

Aristotle
Erasmus
Jan Standonck

Place of Birth

North Berwick
Haddington
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Near

Pseudonym

Haddingtonus Scotus
Language of Work or Name
:
Latin

Name

Jean Mair
Joannes Maioris
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