Alexander Neckam | |
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| Born | 8 September 1157  St Albans |
| Died | 31 March 1217 (aged 59) Kempsey |
| Resting place | Worcester Cathedral |
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| Position held | abbot (Cirencester Abbey, 1213–1217) |
Alexander Neckam[a] (8 September 1157 – 31 March 1217) was an English poet, theologian, and writer. He was an abbot of Cirencester Abbey from 1213 until his death.[1]
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- ^ Thomas F. Glick; Steven John Livesey; Faith Wallis, eds. (2005). "Alexander Neckam". Medieval science, technology, and medicine: an encyclopedia. Routledge encyclopedias of the Middle Ages. New York: Routledge. pp. 366–67. ISBN 978-0415969307.