Anderson, Alexander
Biography: regent, then subprincipal by deed of date 12th Feb 1537, then principal by 1553 of King's College, Aberdeen, parson of Tyrie, rector of Kinkell, remained Catholic and so removed from office in 1569 along with rest of staff, d.1577. As anti-reformist also alienated himself from univ,. destroyed writings, sold ornaments, books and furniture of college. Lived several years in Aberdeen after his deposition, and died there.
From Provenance Catalogue: Anderson was Parson of Tyrie and Rector of Kinkell under Alexander Galloway. He was connected with King's College for many years: as regent (pre 1537); as subprincipal in 1537-8; and as principal, 1553 onwards. In 1560 he armed the students to drive off reforming intruders. A powerful orator, he defended popery against Knox in Edinburgh in the 1560s. He was deposed in 1569 by the Commission of Inquiry for not signing the confession of faith. He was the last Catholic principal of King's College. He lived in obscurity in Aberdeen til c.1576.
Biography Date: d.1577
Biography References: CERL; Fasti 25,39, 51; Drummond 294; ESL 67; Rait, R.S.: The Universities of Aberdeen.
Book List
Owner (other form of name) |
Book Title |
Author |
Publication Place |
Date |
Anderson, Alex. |
Biblia latina. |
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Venice |
1484 |
Anderson, Alexander |
Paraphrases in Novum Testamentum. |
Erasmus, D. |
Basel |
1524 |
Anderson, Alexander |
A tragoedie or dialoge of the unjuste usurped primacie of the Bishop of Rome, and of all the just abolishyng... |
Ochino, Bernardino. |
London |
1549 |
Anderson, Alexander |
In hoc opere continentur totius philosophiae naturalis paraphrases: adiectis ad literam scholiis declaratae... Introductio in libros Physicorum. Paraphrasis octo Physicorum... |
Aristotle. |
Paris |
1521 |
Anderson, Alexander |
Aristophanous... Komodai endeka. |
Aristophanes. |
Venice |
1538 |
Anderson, Alexander |
Sermonum Dominicalium totius anni, tum de epistolis, tum de evangeliis. |
Pepin, G. |
Paris |
1537 |
Anderson, Alexander |
Rodolphi Agricolae Phrisii, de inuentione dialectica libri tres: cum scholijs Ioannis Matthaei Phrissemij. |
Agricola, R. |
Paris |
1529 |
Anderson, Alexander |
Friderici Nauseae Episcopi Viennensis, invictissimi Caesaris &c Ferdinanti a sacris studiis & Consiliis, in catholicum Catechismum libri quinque. |
Nausea, F |
Antwerp |
1551 |
Anderson, Alexander |
Works |
Gregory I, Pope. |
Paris |
1523 |
Anderson, Alexander |
Commentaria Iuculentissima vetusissimorum Graecorum Theologorum in omnes D Pauli epistolas ab Oecumenio exacte & magna cura ad compenidium collecta: interprete... |
Oecumenius, Bishop of Tricca. |
Paris |
1547 |
Anderson, Alexander |
A confutation of a booke intituled An apologie of the Church of England. |
Harding, T. |
Antwerp |
1565 |
Anderson, Alexander |
Homiliarium D.V Iohannis Eckii fidem catholicam atque adeo veritatem Euangelicam contra haereticos asserentis, super Euangelia de tempore a Pascha usque... |
Eck, J. |
Paris |
1540 |
Anderson, Alexander |
In hoc opusculo contentae introductiones. |
Chichtove, J. |
Paris |
1533 |
Anderson, Alexander |
Bedae Presbyteri de natura rerum et temporum ratione libri duo. |
Bede, the Venerable, Saint |
Basel |
1529 |
Anderson, Alexander |
In hoc opusculo contentae introductiones. |
Clichtove, J. |
n.p. |
n.d. |
Anderson, Alexander |
Concordantiae bibliorum |
Conradus, of Halberstadt, the younger |
Speyer |
1485 |
Andersone, Alexander |
In hoc volumine contenta, Divi Gregorii primi in beatum Job moralis expositionis libri XXXV; Pastoralis cure liber unus in IIII... |
Gregory I, Pope. |
Paris |
1523 |
Andersone, Alexander |
Gabriel in tertiu (-quartu) librum sententarium. |
Biel, G. |
Basel |
1508 |
Andersone, Alexander |
Basilii Magni Caesariensium in Cappodocia Antistitis sanctissimi opera plane divina, variis & locis sedulo collecta. |
Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea |
Paris |
1523 |
Andersone, Alexander |
Valdensium ac quorundam aliorum errores |
Coussord, Claudius |
Paris |
1548 |
Andersone, Alexander |
Petri Lombardi episcopi Parisiensis Sententiarum libri. III... |
Lombard, P. |
Paris |
1539 |
Andersone, Alexr. |
Origenis operum pars secunda. |
Origen. |
Basel |
1545 |