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William of Ockham

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William of Ockham, also spelled Occam, born circa 1287 and died 9 or 10 April 1347, was an English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher and theologian. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1287 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1347 1
TraditionSourced to the subject's own account
Scholasticism (Nominalism) 1
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United Kingdom 1
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    William of Ockham or Occam (c. 1287 - 9/10 April 1347) was an English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher and theologian.
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