Roger Marbeck

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Roger Marbeck (1536–1605), son of organist John Marbeck, was a noted classical scholar, was appointed public orator in the University of Oxford in 1564, and in 1565 became a canon of Christ Church and was elected Provost of Oriel College; he left Oxford on account of an unfortunate marriage, and took to medicine as a profession, becoming the first registrar of the College of Physicians in London, and chief physician to Elizabeth I of England.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

References

  • {{EB1911|wstitle=Merbeck, John|volume=18|page=148}}

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Category:1536 births

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Category:English classical scholars

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Category:Provosts of Oriel College, Oxford

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