Richard Benger was an
English 16th-century university
vice-chancellor
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.
Benger was a
Doctor
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** Doctorate
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of
Decretal
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They are generally given in answer to consultations but are some ...
s and a
Fellow
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of
New College, Oxford
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.
In 1520, Benger was appointed
Vice-Chancellor
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of the
University of Oxford
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.
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English Roman Catholics
English lawyers
Canon law jurists
Fellows of New College, Oxford
Vice-chancellors of the University of Oxford
16th-century English lawyers
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