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William of Ockham
English theologian and philosopher William of Ockham, detail from a stained-glass window, c. 1985; in All Saints' Church, Ockham, Surrey, England.
William of Ockham pursued his traditional theological studies at the University of Oxford. During his time there, he lectured on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, which served as the standard theological textbook of the era. He later continued his academic work and theological debates in various English convents.1