Robert Norgate (priest) explained

Robert Norgate, D.D. (died 1587) was an English priest and academic in the second half of the sixteenth century.^{[1] [2]}

Norgate was born in Aylsham. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1565; MA in 1568; and B.D. in 1575. He was appointed Fellow in 1567; and Master in 1573. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1584 to 1585.^[3] He held livings at Forncett and Little Gransden. He died at the Master's Lodge on 2 November 1587.

Notes and References

1. 20253. Stephen. Wright. Norgate, Robert.
2. [Alumni Cantabrigienses|Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900]
3. https://www.v-c.admin.cam.ac.uk/role-vice-chancellor/history-vice-chancellorship University of Cambridge web-site