biography
| name: |
Aungerville or de Bury, Richard
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pronunciation:
[awnggervil]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1287–1345)
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| biography:
| Clergyman, born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, E England, UK. He studied at Oxford, became a Benedictine monk at Durham, and tutored Edward III. He was made successively Dean of Wells and Bishop of Durham, besides acting for a time as High Chancellor. His principal work, Philobyblon, describes the state of learning in England and France. |
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