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John Duns Scotus lived from 1265/6 to 8 November 1308.

He was a was a theologian, philosopher, and logician, and some say that it was while he was at Oxford that the systematic examination of what differentiates theology from philosophy and science began in earnest. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.

John Duns Scotus is a composite name.

The "Scotus" is a nickname identifying his as a Scot during his travels in England and the Continent.

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"Duns" was his family name, and also probably the name of the town, Duns in Berwickshire, in which he was born and brought up.

Scotus began his formal studies at Oxford in October 1288 and continued to study there until June 1301.

Part way through this period, on 17 March 1291, he was ordained to the priesthood in the Franciscan Order a