John Hills,
D.D. was a
priest
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and
academic
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in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Hills was born in
Fulbourn and educated at
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's full name is The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge. Its common name comes fr ...
, graduating
BA in 1583,
M.A.
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in 1586 and
B.D. in 1593. He became a
Fellow
A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context.
In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements.
Within the context of higher education ...
at St Catherine's, eventually becoming its
Master
Master or masters may refer to:
Ranks or titles
* Ascended master, a term used in the Theosophical religious tradition to refer to spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans
*Grandmaster (chess), National Master ...
in 1607.
He was
Vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1616 to 1617.
Hills was ordained on 20 May 1585. He became
Rector
Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to:
Style or title
*Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of
Fulbourn in 1591. He was
Archdeacon of Stow
The Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln.
History
The Archdeaconry of Stow is an ancient division of Lincoln diocese; the first archdeacons are recorded from around 1092 (t ...
from 1610 to 1612; and
Archdeacon of Lincoln from 1612 until his death on 16 September 1626.
["A Survey of the Cathedrals of York, Durham, Carlisle, Chester, Man, Litchfield, Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester, Bristol, Lincoln, Ely, Oxford, Peterborough, Canterbury, Rochester, London, Winchester, Chichester, Norwich, Bangor, and St. Asaph" Willis, B p104: London; T.Osborne; 1742]
References
1626 deaths
Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge
Fellows of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Masters of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
People from Cambridgeshire
17th-century English Anglican priests
16th-century English Anglican priests
Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge
Archdeacons of Stow
Archdeacons of Lincoln
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