"b. c1458, Salisbury. Winchester Coll. scholar 1468, New Coll. scholar 1475, fellow 1477-86, Winchester Coll. headmaster 1495-1501, BA 1480, MA. Eton Coll. headmaster 1486-95, Eton fellow 1502-, wrote textbooks on classical composition, "Vulgaria" written" at suggestion of Wm. Atwater to whom it's dedicated, wrote Anti-bossicon with Wm. Lily in criticism of Rbt. Whittinton, d.1535. Bequeathed to John Horsman all his equipment for bookbinding
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biogrDataLongc1458-1535
d. 1535
names
headingHorman, William
H., W., William Horman
W. H., William Horman
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foundInAO1=Horman, William; fellow New Coll. 1477-85; fellow Eton College 1502 & vice-provost; d. 1535.4.12. — BRUO 963, 146
imprintSourceS112225: Introductorium lingue latine, 1495 [W. H. in prefatory verses is probably William Horman]