William of Ockham Philosopher

William of Ockham (/ˈɒkəm/; also Occam; c. 1287 – 1347) was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher and theologian, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey. He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval thought and was at the centre of the major intellectual and political controversies of the fourteenth century. He is commonly known for Occam's razor, the methodological principle that bears his name, and also produced significant works on logic, physics, and theology. In the Church of England, his day of commemoration is 10 April.

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Birth date	January 01, 1287
Birth place	Kingdom of England , Ockham Surrey
Date of death	January 01, 1347
Place of death	Holy Roman Empire , Munich
Era	Medieval philosophy
Main interest	Epistemology Metaphysics Ontology Politics Theology Logic

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Philosopher

influenced	History of science John Wycliffe Willard Van Orman Quine
influenced by	Aristotle Thomas Aquinas Peter Abelard Petrus Aureolus Durandus of Saint-Pourçain Duns Scotus
notable idea	Nominalism Occam's razor
philosophical school	Scholasticism
region	Western philosophy