Campion, Edmund (1540-01-25 - 1581-12-01)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 1613
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-1758)
Name
Edmund Campion
Gender
Male
Denomination
Catholic
Lived
b. 1540-01-25 d. 1581-12-01 (new)
Associated Places
Source of Data

Jeanne Shami; Adam Richter

Biographical Sources Consulted

ODNB (Article: 4539)

Other note

English Jesuit tried and executed in 1581. His 1580 challenge of disputation, and subsequent disputation in the Tower of London excited a great deal of controversy. B.A. (1561) and M.A. (1564) from St John's College, Oxford.

GEMMS record created
November 7, 2017
GEMMS record last edited
September 8, 2024