Robert Hobys is the first recorded

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of the

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. Hobbes was born in

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, went to school at

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and entered

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in 1495. He graduated BA in 1500 and MA in 1503. During his years in Cambridge, Hobys resided in the parish of

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and was

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from 1504 until his appointment as the university's senior administrative officer (Registrary)." Practical Guide to University and College Management: Beyond Bureaucracy" Denton, S; Brown, S. p2: Abingdon;

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; 2010 He died in 1543.

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