John de Hotham explained

John de Hotham (or Hodum; died 1361) was an English medieval college head and university chancellor.^[1]

John de Hotham was Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford, from 1350 to 1361.^[2] He was for two periods Chancellor of the University of Oxford between 1357 and 1360.^[3] He was buried at Chinnor in Oxfordshire, originally in the chancel of the church.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University. 1988 . 521–522. 0-333-39917-X. Hibbert. Christopher. Christopher Hibbert.
2. Book: A History of the County of Oxford . 3: The University of Oxford . Salter, H. E. . Lobel, Mary D. . The Queen's College . . 1954 . 132–143.
3. Book: Wood, Anthony. The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. https://books.google.com/books?id=X1dbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA25. Fasti Oxonienses. Google Books. 1790 . 25–26 .
4. Book: A History of the County of Oxford . 8: Lewknor and Pyrton hundreds . Lobel, Mary D. . Parishes: Chinnor . . 1964 . 55–80 .