Thomas Cooper (bishop)

Thomas Cooper
Bishop of Winchester
DioceseDiocese of Winchester
In office1584–1594
PredecessorJohn Watson
SuccessorWilliam Wickham
Other post(s)Dean of Christ Church (1567–1569)
Dean of Gloucester (1569–1571)
Bishop of Lincoln (1571–1584)
Prelate of the Garter (April 1584–1594, ex officio as Bishop of Winchester)
Orders
Ordinationc. 1559
Consecration1571
Personal details
Bornc. 1517
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died(1594-04-29)29 April 1594 (aged approximately 65–68)
Winchester, Hampshire, England
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
ResidenceBuckden, Cambridgeshire (as Bishop of Lincoln)[1]
SpouseAmy (m. c. 1546)
Professionlexicographer, theologian, writer
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford

Thomas Cooper (or Couper; c. 1517 – 29 April 1594) was an English bishop, lexicographer, theologian, and writer.[1][2]

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  2. ^ Thomas Cooper at the Encyclopædia Britannica