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Henry Sever DD (died 1471) was an English medieval divine and educational administrator.

Sever became the senior proctoratMerton College, Oxford in 1427. Sever was the chaplain and almonerofKing Henry VI.[1] He was also the first Provost (head school governor) of Eton College, from 1440 to 1442.[2] He was the ChancellorofOxford University during 1442–3.[3] He became Prebendary (1445) and then Chancellor (1449) of St Paul's CathedralinLondon.[1] From 1455 until his death in 1471, he was the Warden of Merton College, Oxford.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "Henry Sever". The Concise Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. III: N–Z. Oxford University Press. 1992. p. 2698.
  • ^ Clark, Linda (2005). "Thomas S. Freeman". Of Mice and Men: Image, Belief and Regulation in Late Medieval England. Boydell Press. p. 130. ISBN 9781843831686.
  • ^ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University". The Encyclopædia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 521–522. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
  • ^ Salter, H. E.; Lobal, Mary D., eds. (1954). "Merton College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 95–106.
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    		 Provost of Eton College
    1440–1442     		Succeeded by

    William Waynflete

    Preceded by

    Thomas Gascoigne

    		 Chancellor of the University of Oxford
    1442–1443     		Succeeded by

    Thomas Gascoigne

    Preceded by

    Elias Holcot

    		 Warden of Merton College, Oxford
    1455–1471     		Succeeded by

    John Gigur


     

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