Francis Willis (academic)

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Francis Willis D.D. (a.k.a. Francis Wyllis; died 1597) was an academic administrator at the University of Oxford and Dean of Worcester.

In 1577, Willis was elected President of St John's College, Oxford, a post he held until 1590. [1] While President at St John's College, he was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1587 until 1588. [2] [3] He was also a canon of Bristol Cathedral, of which city he was said to be a native. [4]

Willis was Dean of Worcester from 1586 until his death in 1597. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ H. E. Salter and Mary D. Lobel, ed. (1954). "St. John's College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 251–264. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  3. ↑ University of Oxford (1888). "Vice-Chancellors". The Historical Register of the University of Oxford. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 21–27. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Fasti Oxonienses of Annals of the University of Oxford, part I, 1500-1640, ed. Anthony Wood, London, p. 241
  5. ↑ B. Green, Bishops and Deans of Worcester. Worcester, 1979.
Academic offices
Preceded by President of St John's College, Oxford
1577–1590		Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
1587–1588		Succeeded by


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