Ralph de Sempringham

{{Short description|English churchman, theologist and university chancellor}}

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Ralph de Sempringham (also Sempryngham, Semplyngham, or Sempyngham) was an English medieval churchman, theologist, university chancellor, and dean.{{cite book|title=The Encyclopaedia of Oxford|publisher=Macmillan | chapter=Appendix 5: Chancellors of the University|year=1988|pages=521–522|isbn=0-333-39917-X|editor-last=Hibbert|editor-first=Christopher|editor-link=Christopher Hibbert}}

Between 1252 and 1255, Ralph de Sempringham was Chancellor of Oxford University.{{cite book|title=The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford |via=Internet Archive | first=Anthony | last=Wood |url=https://archive.org/details/appendixtohistor00wood|chapter=Fasti Oxonienses | year=1790 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/appendixtohistor00wood/page/10 10]–11 }} In 1254, he was elected Dean of Lichfield.