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When did John Duns Scotus become a master of theology in Paris?
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John Duns Scotus became a master of theology at the University of Paris in 1305.1
Following his return to Paris after a period of exile, he served as the bachelor respondent during the promotion of his predecessor, Giles of Ligny, in 1304. On November 18, 1304, Gonsalvus Hispanus, the minister general of the Franciscan order, appointed him as Giles's successor, leading to his inception as master the following year.1