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John Bampton (theologian)

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John Bampton (fl. 1340) was an English Carmelite theologian of the fourteenth century.

Life

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Bampton was born at Bampton, Devon. Bale, quoting Leland, states that he paid special attention to the works of Aristotle, and was admitted to his doctor's degree in divinity.

Works

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The titles of two treatises by this author have been preserved, respectively entitled Octo quæstiones de veritate propositionum and Lecturæ scholasticæ in Theologiâ.

References

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"Bampton, John (fl.1340)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain"Bampton, John (fl.1340)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.