William of Ockham
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1349
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movement: nominalism, scholasticism
country of citizenship: Kingdom of England
languages spoken, written or signed: Latin
educated at: Merton College, University of Oxford
occupation: philosopher, theologian, logician, physicist, writer
student of: Duns Scotus, Henry of Harclay
influenced by: Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Anselm of Canterbury
William of Ockham or Occam ( OK-əm; Latin: Gulielmus Occamus; c. 1285 – 10 April 1347) was an English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher, apologist, and Catholic theologian, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey. He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval thought and was at the centre of the major intellectual and political controversies of the 14th century. He is commonly known for Occam's razor, the methodological principle that bears his name, and also produced significant works on logic, physics and theology. William is remembered in the Church of England with a commemoration on the 10th of April. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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