William of Ockham (apr 28, 1285 – aug 29, 1487)
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He was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher and theologian.He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval thought and was at the centre of the major intellectual and political controversies of the 14th century.
He is commonly known for Occam's razor, the methodological problem-solving principle that, when presented with competing hypothetical answers to a problem, one should select the one that makes the fewest assumptions.
He also produced significant works on logic, physics, and theology
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apr 28, 1285
aug 29, 1487
~ 202 years