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John de Hotham (or Hodum; died 1361) was an
John de Hotham (or Hodum; died 1361) was an English
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medieval college head and university chancellor
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John de Hotham was Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Philippa of Hainault. It is distinguished by its pred ...
, from 1350 to 1361. He was for two periods Chancellor
Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...
of the University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
between 1357 and 1360. He was buried at Chinnor
Chinnor is a large village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in South Oxfordshire about southeast of Thame, close to the border with Buckinghamshire. The village is a spring line settlement on the Icknield Way below the Chiltern Hills ...
in Oxfordshire
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, originally in the chancel of the church.
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Year of birth unknown 1361 deaths Provosts of The Queen's College, Oxford Chancellors of the University of Oxford 14th-century English people 14th-century Roman Catholics {{England-academic-administrator-stub