William Whitaker (theologian)

William Whitaker

D.D.
ChurchChurch of England
Personal details
Born1548
Holme, Lancashire
Died4 December 1595
Cambridge
NationalityEnglish
DenominationCalvinist Anglican
ParentsThomas and Elizabeth Whitaker
ChildrenAlexander Whitaker

William Whitaker (1548 – 4 December 1595) was a prominent Protestant Calvinistic Anglican churchman, academic, and theologian. He 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.


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