Wenceslas Hollar - Lincoln Cathedral from the west

William de Montibus (or ''William de Monte''; d. 1213) was a theologian and teacher. He travelled to Paris in the 1160s, where he studied under

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, eventually opening his own school on the

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. He was appointed by

Hugh of Lincoln Hugh of Lincoln, O.Cart. ( – 16 November 1200), also known as Hugh of Avalon, was a French-born Benedictine and Carthusian monk, bishop of Lincoln in the Kingdom of England, and Catholic saint. His feast is observed by Catholics on 16 Nove ...

as master of the cathedral school in Lincoln, England in the 1180s, where his lectures drew students from around the country. He was also chancellor of the cathedral by 1194, and remained in both positions until his death in 1213. He was the instructor of

Alexander Neckam Alexander Neckam (8 September 115731 March 1217) was an English magnetician, poet, theologian, and writer. He was an abbot of Cirencester Abbey from 1213 until his death. Early life Born on 8 September 1157 in St Albans, Alexander shared his b ...

in Paris, and in Lincoln taught Samuel Presbiter and Richard of Wetheringsett.

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