William Latimer (priest)

William Latimer (c. 1467 – 1545) was an English priest and scholar of Ancient Greek.

Throughout the rest of his life, he combined his travels and studies with a career in the priesthood.

He also spent several years serving as a teacher at Canterbury College, Oxford.

One of Latimer's most notable students was English cardinal Reginald Pole.

Latimer was one of the foremost scholars of his age, a fact attested by his selection as Pole's tutor and his role as an advisor to Henry VIII on the theological implications of his divorce from Catherine of Aragon.