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Why was John Duns Scotus sent to the University of Paris?
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John Duns Scotus was sent to the University of Paris because the English province of the Franciscan order was required to provide a talented candidate to fill the prestigious Franciscan chair of theology at the institution.1
He was appointed to this position due to his reputation for "laudable life, excellent knowledge, and most subtle ability," as noted by the minister general of the Franciscan order, Gonsalvus Hispanus.1