John Bere (academic) explained

John Bere was an Oxford college head in the 16th-century.^[1] He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1517 and M.A. in 1520. He was appointed Fellow of Exeter in 1521; and was its Rector from 1529 to 1531.^[2] A priest, he held the livings at Endellion and Camborne.

Notes and References

1. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/alumni-oxon/1500-1714/pp106-141 Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Bennell-Bloye
2. Exeter College', A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford (1954), pp. 107–118