Bisse, Philip (1541-03-25 - 1613-10-28)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 1841
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-2000)
Name
Philip Bisse
Title
Dr.
Gender
Male
Lived
b. ca. 1541-03-25 d. 1613-10-28 (old)
Source of Data

Hannah Yip

Biographical Sources Consulted

Peter McCullough, ed., Lancelot Andrewes: Selected Sermons and Lectures (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 463; AO (Foster).

Other note

Philip Bisse was born in Stokeland, Somerset. He graduated B.A. from the University of Oxford on 28 June 1560. He was a fellow of Brasenose College in 1561, proceeding M.A. on 20 October 1564. He became Rector of Batcombe, Somerset, in 1564. He subsequently became a fellow of Magdalen College and proceeded B.D. on 14 July 1569. He was sub-dean and canon of Wells in 1571, and vicar of Wiveliscombe in 1572, progressing to D.D. on 8 July 1581. Bisse became Archdeacon of Taunton in 1584, a post which he held until his death on 28 October 1613. He was buried at Batcombe, commemorated by a memorial brass which depicts the Archdeacon kneeling at a prayer-desk. The brass also notes his vast library of 2,000 books, the entirety of which was bequeathed to Wadham College, Oxford.

Attached URL
https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2016/september/wadhams-17th-century-library Information about Philip Bisse's books at Wadham College, Oxford.
GEMMS record created
July 5, 2018
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024