Illustration showing John Wycliffe (c. 1320s - 1384); English scholastic philosophe
Illustration showing John Wycliffe (c. 1320s - 1384); English scholastic philosopher, theologian, biblical translator, reformer, priest, and a seminary professor at the University of Oxford. He became an influential dissident within the Roman Catholic priesthood during the 14th century and is considered an important predecessor to Protestantism.