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William More (academic)

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William More was an Oxford college head in the 16th-century.[1]

More was born in Devon and educated at Exeter College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1538 and M.A. in 1541. He was appointed a Fellow of Exeter in 1537. More was Principal of Hart Hall from 1544 to 1545; and Rector of Exeter College from 1546 to 1553.[2] A priest, he held the living at Stoke Rivers.

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  1. ^ Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Michaelson-Morcombe
  2. ^ Exeter College', A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford (1954), pp. 107–118