John Pitts (Catholic scholar)

John Pitts (also Pits, Pitseus) (1560 17 October 1616) was an English Roman Catholic scholar and writer.

Life

Pitts was born in Alton, Hampshire in 1560 and attended Winchester College. From 1578 to 1580 he studied at New College, Oxford. In 1581 he was admitted to the English College, Rome.

In 1588 he was ordained priest, and became professor at the English College, Reims. He then graduated Lic.D. at Trier (1592) and D.D. at Ingolstadt (1595). He became Canon at Verdun, then confessor and almoner to the Duchess of Cleves; after her death he became Dean of Liverdun. He died in Liverdun, Lorraine.

Work

(the last three parts remained in manuscript in Liverdun)

References

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