John Warner (physician)
John Warner (died 1565) was an English academic, cleric, and physician. He was the first Regius Professor of Physic at the University of Oxford,[1] as well as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the Dean of Winchester.[2]
Warner was born in Great Stanmore, Middlesex, England, and studied at the University of Oxford, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1520, a Master of Arts in 1525, a Bachelor of Medicine in 1529, and a Doctor of Medicine in 1535.[3] Following his BA, he was elected fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and on 26 May 1536 was elected Warden of All Souls College.[2] Henry VIII appointed him as the inaugural Regius Professor of Physic in 1540.[2] He retired in 1554 from this professorship, and became Vice-Chancellor of the university.[2] He became a fellow of the College of Physicians on 17 October 1561.[2]
Warner was also ordained and served in various parishes as rector, prebend, Archdeacon of Cleveland,[4] canon, and royal chaplain, and was nominated as Dean of Winchester on 15 October 1559.[2]
References
- ↑ "Regius Professors of Medicine at the University". Oxford Medical Men, headington.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Carlyle, E. I. "Warner, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28757. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Foster, Joseph (1892). Alumni Oxonienses. London: Parker & Co. p. 1574.
- ↑ Munk, William (1861). "John Warner". The Roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London.
Church of England titles | ||
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Preceded by Edmund Steward |
Dean of Winchester 1559–1565 |
Succeeded by Francis Newton |
Academic offices | ||
Preceded by Richard Marshall |
Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1554–1555 |
Succeeded by Richard Smyth |
Preceded by William Tresham |
Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1559–1560 |
Succeeded by Francis Babbington |