Walter Chatton

Walter Chatton (* 1285 or 1290 in Chatton, † 1343 in Avignon ) was an English philosopher and theologian. He served as a consultant for two Popes and led for a short time a bishopric in Wales. Lasting fame he achieved as early critic of William of Ockham, with whom he studied at the same time at Oxford University and taught.

Life

At 14, Walter Chatton entered the Franciscan Order; He received his ordination 1407. He spent his student days at Oxford, where presumably all of his works were written. From 1333 he was temporarily working in Avignon and Rome as an advisor to the Pope. His appointment in 1343 as bishop in Wales (St. Asaph ) he could no longer fulfill, as he soon after died in Avignon.

Works

Reportatio super Sententias (1321-1323) The main work was published in four parts.