William of Ockham
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William of Ockham 🇬🇧

Guillelmus de Ockham (Known as "Doctor Invincibilis")
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Born c. 1287 🇬🇧 Ockham, Kingdom of England
Passed Away Apr 09, 1347 Munich, Holy Roman Empire
Lifespan 60 years old
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"Plurality should not be posited without necessity."

Archival Overview

English Franciscan philosopher and pioneer of nominalism whose methodological principle ('Ockham's Razor') and political treatises on the separation of church and state founded modern thought.

Biographical Record

William of Ockham (c. 1287–1347 CE) studied at Oxford, championing nominalism—the view that universal essences do not exist outside the human mind, but are merely names (nomina).

Excommunicated by Pope John XXII after defending apostolic poverty, he sought refuge with Emperor Louis IV in Munich, arguing that imperial authority and papal authority must remain strictly separated.

Key Life Milestones

1323

Summa Logicae Completed

Published his comprehensive logical treatise, formulating the principle of ontological parsimony ('Ockham's Razor').

1338

Treatises on Papal and Imperial Power

Penned political tracts in Munich arguing for limited papal authority and secular constitutional governance.

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Final Resting Place

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Franciscan Friary (Franziskanerkloster)
Munich, Germany
GPS: 48.1375, 11.5750
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