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Richard Kilvington (c. 1302–1361) (i.e., Covington, Chilingtonensis, Kaylrygton, Kyluxoton with many spelling variants exist) received his master of arts (1324/1325) and doctor of theology (c. 1335) in Oxford, where he and Thomas Bradwardine constituted the first academic generation of the school so-called Oxford Calculators, a group of philosopher-mathematicians whose discoveries led to the development of a new mathematical physics. Along with Richard Fitzralph, Kilvington was involved in the battle against the mendicant friars’ privileges. Kilvington’s academic career, a relatively short stint early in his life, ended when he was about 33, and launched him on the successful diplomatic and ecclesiastical trajectory. He was in service of Edward III and took part in diplomatic missions. His career culminated in his service as a dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Although he originated new ideas and methods in logic, natural philosophy, and theology and influenced his contemporaries and followers, he has been little studied until recently.
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Jung, E. (2011). Richard Kilvington. In: Lagerlund, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9729-4_439
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