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Thomas Whyte (academic)

Thomas Whyte (academic)

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Thomas Whyte (or White; c. 1514 – 12 June 1588) was an English clergyman and academic at the University of Oxford.

Whyte was educated at Winchester College, where he gained a scholarship aged 12 in 1526,[1] and New College, Oxford, holding a fellowship 1532–1553, and graduating B.C.L. 1541, D.C.L. 1553.[2]

Whyte was elected warden (head) of New College, Oxford, in 1553, a post he held until 1573.[3] He was twice vice-chancellor of Oxford University during 1557–8 and 1562–4.[4][5]

He was archdeacon of Berkshire from 1557[6] and chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral from 1571, holding both offices until his death.[2]

Whyte died on 12 June 1588, and was buried in Salisbury Cathedral.[2][6]

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  1. [1]
    Kirby, T. F. (1888). Winchester Scholars. p. 114. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    Foster, Joseph. "West-Wicksted". Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714. British History Online. pp. 1600–1626. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "New College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 144–162. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
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    "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  5. [5]
    University of Oxford (1888). "Vice-Chancellors". The Historical Register of the University of Oxford. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 21–27. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  6. [6]
    Horn, Joyce M. (1986), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 6, pp. 14–16
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