William Whitaker (theologian)
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William Whitaker | |
| Born | 1548 Holme, Lancashire |
| Died | December 4, 1595 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge University of Oxford |
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| Children | Alexander Whitaker |
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| Relatives | Alexander Nowell (uncle) |
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| Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
| Church | Church of England |
Offices held | Canon of Norwich Cathedral (1577–8) Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral (1580–7) Canon of Canterbury Cathedral (1595) |
William Whitaker (1548 – 4 December 1595) was a prominent Protestant Reformed Anglican churchman, academic, and theologian who was Master of St. John's College, Cambridge, and a leading divine in the university in the latter half of the sixteenth century. His uncle was Alexander Nowell, the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral and catechist.