Scholar of Paris and St Andrews · c. 1467 – 1550
John Major
Played by Ray Medved as John Major · Cast
One of the most celebrated Scottish scholars of his age.
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John Major (or Mair) taught at the University of Paris and came to St Andrews in 1523, the same year Patrick joined the university. He belonged to the older scholastic tradition that the new learning would challenge.
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