Robert Colman Explained

Robert Colman DD (or Coleman, died 1428) was an English medieval Franciscan friar and university Chancellor.

Colman received his Doctor of Divinity from Oxford University.^[1] He was at the Franciscan monastery in Norwich.^[2] Among other works, he wrote Sermons, Sacred Lessons, and A Book of Sundry Poems. He was known for his "eloquence, erudition, wit, and judgment".^[3]

Colman was Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 1419.^[4] He resigned from the position in the same year and died in 1428.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Stevens, John . John Stevens (translator)

   . The History of the Antient Abbeys, Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches . Internet Archive. A Catalogue of Writers of the Order of the Friers—Minors . John Stevens (translator) . 1722 . 103.

2. Book: Wood, Anthony . The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford . . . Fasti Oxoniensis . 1790 . 41.
3. Book: Pechell, John . https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2pMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA150 . The History of the University of Oxford: from the death of William the Conqueror, to the demise of Queen Elizabeth . Robert Coleman . 1773 . 150.
4. Book: . . Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University . 1988 . 521–522 . 0-333-39917-X . Hibbert. Christopher. Christopher Hibbert .
5. Book: Parkinson, Anthony . Collectanea Anglo-Minoritica . Internet Archive. The Antiquities of the English Franciscans . 1726 . 195.