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William Whitaker (other)
William Whitaker may refer to: * William Whitaker (theologian) (1548–1595), English theologian * William Whitaker (Puritan ejected minister) (1629–1672), English ejected minister * William Whitaker (geologist) (1836–1925), British geologist * William Whitaker (pioneer) (1821–1888), American pioneer * William Whitaker (MP) (1580–1646), English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1646 * William Whitaker (equestrian) (born 1989), English show jumper * Bill Whitaker (journalist) (born 1951), American journalist * Bill Whitaker (American football) (born 1959), American football defensive back See also * William Whittaker (other) * Whitaker (other) * William Whitaker's Words, a computer program for Latin morphology {{hndis, Whitaker, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Whitaker (theologian)
William Whitaker (1548 – 4 December 1595) was a prominent Protestant Calvinistic Anglican churchman, academic, and theologian. He was Master of St. John's College, Cambridge, and a leading divine in the university in the latter half of the sixteenth century. His uncle was Alexander Nowell, the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral and catechist. Early life and education He was born at Holme, near Burnley, Lancashire, in 1548, being the third son of Thomas Whitaker of that place, by Elizabeth his wife, daughter of John Nowell, esq., of Read, and sister of Alexander Nowell, dean of St Paul's." After receiving the rudiments of learning at his native parish school, he was sent by his uncle, Alexander Nowell, to St Paul's School in London. (Alexander Nowell, a Marian exile, a fugitive from the "burning times" of Anglo-Italian policies, 1553–1558, was also a Protestant, Reformed and Anglican Churchman.) Whitaker thence proceeded to Cambridge, where he matriculated as a pensioner of Trin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |