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Robert Scott (master of Clare)

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English churchman and academic

For other people named Robert Scott, see Robert Scott (disambiguation).

Robert Scott (c. 1569 – 1620) was an English churchman and academic, Master of Clare College, Cambridge and Dean of Rochester.

Life

He was baptized in 1569 at Barnston, Essex, and matriculated as sizar at Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1588. He graduated B.A. in 1592, and M.A. from Clare College in 1595.

He reportedly had been a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He was sub-almoner to King James at the time of his election in 1612 as Master of Clare. He proceeded D.D. in 1613.

In 1615 he was appointed Dean of Rochester, and he served as Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge for 1619-20 . He died in London, on 21 December 1620 and was buried at Barnston.

References

  1. John Reynolds Wardale, Clare College (1899), p. 98.
Academic offices
Preceded byWilliam Smith Master of Clare College, Cambridge
1612–1620
Succeeded byThomas Paske
Preceded byJohn Gostlyn Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
1619–1620
Succeeded bySamuel Ward
Deans of Rochester
Early modern
Late modern
Masters of Clare College, Cambridge
Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge
15th century
16th century
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