John Wycliffe
c. 1330–1384 · Oxford scholar, 'Morning Star of the Reformation'
Life
Oxford theologian who attacked the wealth of the church and the doctrine of transubstantiation.
Why it matters
Inspired the first complete English Bible (from the Latin) and the Lollard preachers; his bones were dug up and burned in 1428.
Works
- On the Truth of Holy Scripture
- Wycliffe Bible (1382)