Anthony Gate

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Anthony Gate was an Oxford academic and administrator. He was Fellow and Master of University College, Oxford.^[1]^[2]

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At Oxford University, Gate took his MA degree in 1572 and his B.Med. (his highest degree, in medicine) in 1580. He was the first layman to be elected Master of University College.^[3] He took office on 15 September 1584, after William James resigned to become Dean of Christ Church. There would not be another layman as Master of the College until Reginald Walter Macan in 1906, so this was an unusual choice for the time.

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Reginald Walter Macan D.Litt. (1848–1941) was a classical scholar. He was a Fellow (1884–1906) and then, from March 1906, Master of University College, Oxford. He was only the second layman Master of the College after Anthony Gate, Master from 1584–1597.

Gate was married to Judith. They lived in the Lodgings and his four sons (Peter, Nathaniel, Timothy, and Thomas) all attended University College for their education.^{[ citation needed ]}

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References

↑ Carr, William (1998). "V: The Sixteenth Century". University College. Routledge. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-415-18632-2.
↑ Darwall-Smith, Robin (2008). "Anthony Gate and the Puritans". A History of University College, Oxford. Oxford University Press. pp. 114–120. ISBN 978-0-19-928429-0.
↑ Salzman, Louis Francis; Page, William (1954). The Victoria History of Oxford. The Victoria History of the County of Oxford. 3. University of London, Institute of Historical Research. pp. 65, 71.

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Papers of Anthony Gate (Master 1584–97) at University College, Oxford

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Preceded by William James	Master of University College, Oxford 1584–1597	Succeeded by George Abbot

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[carr98-1] Carr, William (1998). "V: The Sixteenth Century". University College. Routledge. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-415-18632-2.

[darwall-smith08-2] Darwall-Smith, Robin (2008). "Anthony Gate and the Puritans". A History of University College, Oxford. Oxford University Press. pp. 114–120. ISBN 978-0-19-928429-0.

[3] Salzman, Louis Francis; Page, William (1954). The Victoria History of Oxford. The Victoria History of the County of Oxford. 3. University of London, Institute of Historical Research. pp. 65, 71.