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223: 76:, in July 1542. When his death became known at Oxford many learned men composed Greek and Latin verses to his memory, and pasted them on the doors of St. Mary's Church. These verses, together with some of Shepreve's own compositions, were collected with a view to their publication, under the editorship of 111:'Hippolytus Ovidianae Phaedrae respondens,' published at Oxford about 1584 by George Etheridge, a physician who had been one of Shepreve's pupils. The original manuscript was preserved in the library of Corpus Christi, Oxford. 58:, in 1528, graduated B.A. on 3 December 1529, and M.A. in 1533. He was Greek reader in his college, and was appointed Hebrew professor of the university about 1538, in succession to 233: 124:'Oratio in laudem Henrici VIII,' manuscript in the Royal Library, Brit. Mus. 16 A 2. In the same volume there are two orations by Shepreve, in Hebrew, on the same subject. 114:'Vita et Epicedion Johannis Claymondi Praesidis Coll. Corp. Chr.,' manuscript in the library of the college. This poem is the main authority for 108:. The verses are also reprinted in 'Gemma Fabri,' London, 1598. They were composed for the purpose of giving mnemonics to students of divinity. 270: 121:'S. Basilius, Episc. Caesariensis. In Esaiam Prophetam commentariorum tomus prior,' translated into Latin from the original Greek. 238: 204: 174: 55: 255: 275: 81: 198: 168: 85: 265: 260: 142: 104:
at Strasburg about 1556; reprinted London, 1560, Oxford, 1586, the last edition being revised by
62:. In April 1542 he obtained permission from the university to expound in the public schools the 68:
in the Hebrew language, 'provided that he lectured in a pious and catholic manner.' He died at
150: 105: 77: 154: 100:'Summa et Synopsis Novi Testamenti distichis ducentis sexagmta comprehensa,' published by 73: 64: 59: 197: 101: 249: 227: 133: 115: 167: 69: 51: 138: 47: 39: 27: 43: 226: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 84:
and Dr. John White, celebrated his memory in their books of poems.
80:, but they never appeared in print. Several authors, including 26:) (1509?–1542) was an English classical scholar and 131:
He is also credited with a translation into Latin of the
54:), about 1509, he was admitted a probationer fellow of 8: 242:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 208:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 178:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 189: 149:, and a translation into Hebrew of the 16:English classical scholar and Hebraist 7: 14: 239:Dictionary of National Biography 221: 205:Dictionary of National Biography 175:Dictionary of National Biography 141:, a translation into English of 56:Corpus Christi College, Oxford 1: 127:'Carmen de Christi Corpore.' 271:16th-century English people 292: 199:"Shepreve, William"  169:"Shepreve, John"  96:He was the author of: 256:Christian Hebraists 42:, in the parish of 276:People from Radley 283: 243: 225: 224: 210: 209: 201: 194: 179: 171: 151:Epistle of James 106:Laurence Humfrey 88:was his nephew. 86:William Shepreve 78:George Etheridge 291: 290: 286: 285: 284: 282: 281: 280: 246: 245: 231: 222: 214: 213: 196: 195: 191: 186: 166: 163: 155:Epistle of Jude 147:Hercules Furens 94: 74:Buckinghamshire 65:Book of Genesis 60:Robert Wakefeld 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 289: 287: 279: 278: 273: 268: 263: 258: 248: 247: 234:Shepreve, John 219: 218: 212: 211: 188: 187: 185: 182: 181: 180: 162: 159: 129: 128: 125: 122: 119: 112: 109: 102:John Parkhurst 93: 90: 35: 32: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 288: 277: 274: 272: 269: 267: 264: 262: 259: 257: 254: 253: 251: 244: 241: 240: 235: 229: 228:public domain 216: 215: 207: 206: 200: 193: 190: 183: 177: 176: 170: 165: 164: 160: 158: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 135: 126: 123: 120: 117: 116:John Claymond 113: 110: 107: 103: 99: 98: 97: 91: 89: 87: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 66: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 33: 31: 29: 25: 21: 20:John Shepreve 237: 220: 203: 192: 173: 146: 132: 130: 95: 63: 37: 23: 19: 18: 266:1542 deaths 261:1509 births 217:Attribution 82:John Leland 70:Agmondesham 52:Oxfordshire 250:Categories 161:References 139:Euripides 48:Berkshire 153:and the 118:'s life. 40:Sugworth 38:Born at 28:Hebraist 230::  24:Shepery 143:Seneca 134:Hecuba 44:Radley 184:Notes 92:Works 50:(now 34:Life 22:(or 236:". 145:'s 137:of 252:: 202:. 172:. 157:. 72:, 46:, 30:. 232:"

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Radley
Berkshire
Oxfordshire
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Robert Wakefeld
Book of Genesis
Agmondesham
Buckinghamshire
George Etheridge
John Leland
William Shepreve
John Parkhurst
Laurence Humfrey
John Claymond
Hecuba
Euripides
Seneca
Epistle of James
Epistle of Jude
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"Shepreve, William" 
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