It was customary in the European Middle Ages, more precisely in the period of scholasticism which extended into early modern times, to designate the more celebrated among the doctors of theology and law by epithets or surnames which were supposed to express their characteristic excellence or dignity. The following list exhibits the principal surnames with the dates of death.

See also Doctor of the Church and List of Latinised names.

Alphabetical lists, by accolade

Doctors in theology

AccoladeNameReligious OrderDeath
Magister AbstractionumFrancis MayronO.F.M.1325 or 1327
Doctor AcutissimusPope Sixtus IV-1484
Doctor AcutusFrancis MayronO.F.M.1325-27
Doctor AcutusGabriel VasquezS.J.1604
Doctor AmoenusRobert CowtonO.F.M.1340
Doctor AngelicusThomas AquinasO.P.1274
Arca testamenti; Doctor EvangelicusAnthony of PaduaO.F.M.1231
Doctor AuthenticusGregory of RiminiO.S.A.1358
Doctor AuthenticusThomas NetterO.Carm1431
Doctor Averroista; Philosophiae ParensUrbanusO.S.M.1403
Doctor Beatus et FundatissimusGiles of RomeO.S.A.1316
Doctor BonusWalter BurleyO.F.M.1310
Doctor ChristianusNicholas of Cusa-1464
Doctor ClarusLouis of Montesinos-1621
Doctor Clarus ac SubtilisDenis of Cîteaux-14?? (15th c.)
Doctor CollectivusLandolfo CaraccioloO.F.M.1351
Columna DoctorumWilliam of ChampeauxO.S.B.1121
Doctor CommunisThomas AquinasO.P.1274
Doctor ContradictionumJohann Wessel-1489
Doctor DifficilisGiovanni da RipaO.F.1368
Doctor Divinus EcstaticusJohn of RuysbroeckCan. Reg.1381
Doctor Doctorum ScholasticusAnselm of Laon-1117
Doctor DulcifluusAntonius AndreasO.F.M.1320
Doctor EcstaticusDenis the Carthusian-1471
Doctor EminensJohn of MathaO.SS.T1213
Doctor Emporium TheologiaeLaurent GervaisO.P.1483
Doctor EvangelicusJohn Wycliffe-1330
Doctor ExcellentissimusAntonio Corsetti-1503
Doctor EximiusFrancisco SuárezS.J.1617
Doctor FacundusPetrus AureoliO.F.M.1322
Doctor FamosissimusPetrus AlbertiO.S.B.1426
Doctor FamosusBertrand de TurreO.F.M.1334
Doctor FertilisFrancis of CandiaO.F.M.14?? (15th c.)
Doctor FloridusGuillaume de VorillonO.F.1463
Doctor Flos MundiMaurice O'FiehelyO.F.M. Abp of Tuam1513
Doctor FundamentalisJoannes Faber of Bordeaux-1350
Doctor FundatissimusGiles of Rome-1316
Doctor FundatissimusWillem Hessels van Est-1613
Doctor FundatusWilliam of WareO.F.M.1270
Doctor Hyperbolicus; Doctor Lügner; ReformatorMartin LutherO.S.A/Prot.1546
Doctor IllibatusAlexander AlamannicusO.F.M.14?? (15th c.)
Doctor IlluminatusFrancis MayronO.F.M.1325-27
Doctor IlluminatusRamon LlullO.F.M.1315
Doctor Illuminatus et SublimisJohannes TaulerO.P.1361
Doctor IllustratusFranciscus PicenusO.F.M.13?? (14th c.)
Doctor IllustrisAdam of MariscoO.F.M.1308
Doctor InclytusWilliam MackelfieldO.P.1300
Doctor IngeniosissimusAndré of NeufchâteauO.F.M.1300
Doctor Inter Aristotelicos AristotelicissimusHaymo of FavershamO.F.M.1244
Doctor InvincibilisPeter Thomas (saint)O.F.M.13?? (14th c.)
Doctor IrrefragabilisAlexander of HalesO.F.M.1245
Doctor MagnusGilbert of CiteauxO.Cist1280
Doctor MarianusAnselm of CanterburyO.S.B.1109
Doctor MarianusDuns Scotus[1]O.F.M.1308
Doctor MellifluusBernard of ClairvauxO.Cist1153
Doctor MirabilisRoger BaconO.F.M.1294
Doctor MirabilisAntonio PérezS.J.1649
Doctor MoralisGerardus OdonisO.F.M.1349
Doctor NotabilisPierre de l'IleO.F.M.13?? (14th c.)
Doctor OrdinatissimusJohannes de BassolisO.F.M.1347 (circa)
Doctor Ornatissimus et SufficiensPetrus de AquilaO.F.M.1344
Doctor Pacificus; Doctor Proficuus; Doctor ImaginativusNicolas BonetO.F.M.1360
Doctor ParisiensisGuido TerrenaO.Carm1342
Doctor Planus et UtilisNicolas de LyreO.F.M.1340
Doctor Planus et PerspicuusWalter Burley-1344/5
Doctor PraeclarusPeter of KaiserslauternO.Praem1330
Doctor PraestantissimusThomas NetterO.Carm1431
Doctor ProfundissimusPaul of VeniceO.S.A.1428
Doctor ProfundissimusGabriel BielCan. Reg.1495
Doctor ProfundissimusJuan Alfonso CurielO.S.B.1609
Doctor ProfundusThomas Bradwardine-1349
Doctor ProfundusGiacomo di AscoliO.F.C.1310 (circa)
Doctor RarusHervaeus Natalis[2]O.P.1323
Doctor RefulgidusPope Alexander V-1410
Doctor ResolutissimusDurandus of Saint-PourçainO.P.1334
Doctor ResolutusJohn BaconthorpeO.Carm.1346
Doctor Scholasticus; Peripateticus PalatinusPeter Abelard-1142
Doctor ScholasticusGilbert de la Porrée-1154
Doctor Scholasticus; Magister SententiarumPeter Lombard-1164
Doctor ScholasticusPeter of Poitiers-1205
Doctor ScholasticusHugh of NewcastleO.F.M.1322
Doctor ScotellusAntonius AndreasO.F.M.1320
Doctor ScotellusPeter of AquilaO.F.M1361
Doctor ScotellusStephanus BruleferO.F.M1497 (circa)
Doctor Seraphicus; Doctor DevotusBonaventureO.F.M.1274
Doctor Singularis et Invincibilis; Venerabilis InceptorWilliam of OckhamO.F.M.1347 or 1359
Doctor Solemnis; Doctor ValidusHenry of Ghent-1293
Doctor Solidus CopiosusRichard of MiddletonO.F.M.1300
Doctor Speculativus; Doctor GratiosusJames of ViterboO.S.A.1307
Doctor Strenuus; Doctor ProficuusPetrus ThomaeO.F.13?? (14th c.)
Doctor SublimisFranciscus de BachoneO.Carm.1372
Doctor SublimisJean Courte-Cuisse-1425
Doctor Subtilis; Doctor MarianusDuns ScotusO.F.M.1308
Doctor SubtilissimusPeter of Mantua-13?? (14th c.)
Doctor SuccinctusFrancis of Ascoli-1344 (circa)
Doctor SupersubtilisGiovanni da RipaO.F.1368
Doctor UniversalisAlain de Lille-1202
Doctor UniversalisAlbertus MagnusO.P.1280
Doctor UniversalisGilbert, Bishop of London-1134
Doctor Venerabilis et Christianissimus; Doctor ConsolatoriusJean Gerson-1429
Doctor VenerandusGeoffroy de FontibusO.F.M.1240
Doctor Vitae ArborJohannes WallensisO.F.M.1300

Doctors in law

AccoladeNameDeath
Doctor Aristotelis AnimaJohannes Dondus1380
Doctor a DoctoribusAntonius Franciscus1528
Doctor Fons CanonumJohannes Andrea1348
Doctor Fons Juris UtriusqueHenry of Susa (Ostia)1267-81
Doctor Lucerna JurisBaldus de Ubaldis1400
Doctor Lucerna Juris PontificiiNicholas Tedeschi (O.S.B.)1445
Doctor Lumen JurisPope Clement IV1268
Doctor Lumen LegumIrnerius1125 (after)
Doctor MemoriosissimusLudovicus Pontanus1439
Doctor Monarcha JurisBartholomew of Saliceto1412
Doctor Os AureumBulgarus1166
Doctor Pater DecretaliumGregory IX1241
Doctor Pater et Organum VeritatisPope Innocent IV1254
Doctor Pater JurisPope Innocent III1216
Doctor Pater PeritorumPierre de Belleperche1307
Doctor Planus ac PerspicuusWalter Burleigh1337
Doctor Princeps SubtilitatumFrancesco d'Accolti1486
Doctor SpeculatorWilliam Durandus1296
Doctor Speculum JurisBartholus of Sassoferrato1359
Doctor SubtilisBenedict Raymond1440
Doctor SubtilisFilippo Corneo1462
Doctor VerusThomas Doctius, Siena1441

Other medieval accolades

AccoladeNameDeathTranslation/Notes
ApostolusSt. Paul67Due to his preeminence among the Letters of the Apostles within the Bible
CommentatorAverroes (Ibn Rushd)1198Due to his commentaries on Aristotle's works
PhilosophusAristotleBC 322
ProphetaDavidBC 10th centuryDue to his authorship of the Psalms
TheologusAugustine of Hippo430
Praeceptor GermaniaeRabanus Maurus856

See also

Notes

  1. "Westminster Seminary California Clark". Archived from the original on February 8, 2007.
  2. Leonore Bazinek (1993). "Natalis, Hervaeus (Namensvarianten: de Nedellec, Nédélec, Nédélek, Noël; Vorname: Arveus, Erveus, Hervé), Zuname 'de Brito'". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 6. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 468–474. ISBN 3-88309-044-1.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Surnames of Famous Doctors". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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