William of Ockham

William Ockham
Born	1288 England
Died	1347 Munich, Germany Black Death
Occupation	Philosopher
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William of Ockham was an English Franciscan and scholastic philosopher, from Ockham, a small village in Surrey, in England. He is considered, along with Thomas Aquinas and Duns Scotus, to be one of the major figures of medieval thought. Commonly known for Ockham's Razor, the methodological principle that bears his name, Ockham also produced important works on logic, physics, and theology. In the Church of England, his commemoration day is April 10.

Notability

This philosopher has 17 pages in the Blackwell Companion.