William de la Mare

William de la Mare, an English Franciscan theologian, flourished between 1272 and 1279. His origins are unknown, but he obtained a master's degree in Paris in 1274/5, where he was influenced by Bonaventura and Roger Bacon. Returning to England, he preached in Lincoln. In 1310, he was recognized as one of the "solemn masters" of the order. De la Mare's scholarly work included notes on biblical texts, such as his "Correctio textus bibliae" and "De hebraeis et graecis vocabilis glossarum bibliae" concerning Hebrew terms. His most significant work, the "Correctorium" (or "Reprehensorium"), composed between 1277 and 1279, was critical of Thomas Aquinas. In 1282, the Franciscan order adopted this work and prescribed it to be read alongside Aquinas's writings. De la Mare argued against Aquinas's view on the "principium individuationis", which he believed supported the Averroistic heresy of the universal soul. He also championed a strict adherence to the rule of St. Francis. Among his extant works are "Quæstiones de Natura Virtutis" and "Commentaries on the first three books of the Sentences".