Invincible Doctor
Preserved but no longer current.
William of Occam (d. 1347), or Ockham (a village in Surrey), Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher. He was also called Doctor Singularis, and Princeps Nomin- alium, for he was the reviver of nominalism.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Invincible Doctor” mean?
William of Occam (d. 1347), or Ockham (a village in Surrey), Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher. He was also called Doctor Singularis, and Princeps Nomin- alium, for he was the reviver of nominalism.
Is “Invincible Doctor” formal or informal?
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