John Rigge

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John Rigge was an Oxford college head in the 16th-century. [1]

Rigge was educated at Exeter College, Oxford; and was Rector of Exeter College, Oxford from 1515 to 1516. He held livings at St Michael, Honiton and St Thomas, Exeter. He died in 1537. [2]

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References

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