Alexander of Hales

Alexander of Hales
Doctor Alexander of (H)ales by George Glover. Line engraving, mid 17th century.
Bornc. 1185
Hales, Shropshire, England
Died21 August 1245
Paris, France (aged 59-60)
Alma materUniversity of Paris
EraMedieval philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolScholasticism
Main interests
Metaphysics, theology

Alexander of Hales (also Halensis, Alensis, Halesius, Alesius /əˈlsiəs/; c. 1185 – 21 August 1245), also called Doctor Irrefragibilis (by Pope Alexander IV in the Bull De Fontibus Paradisi) and Theologorum Monarcha, was a Franciscan friar, theologian and philosopher important in the development of scholasticism.


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