John of Salisbury

Timeline

1. 1136–1154Paris · Île-de-FranceStudied in Paris under Abelard, Gilbert of Poitiers, Robert Pullen, and other masters, systematically learning logic, rhetoric, and classical literature, which laid the foundation of his humanist scholarly style.
2. 1155–1162Canterbury · KentFrom 1156 he served as secretary to Archbishop Theobald of Canterbury, completing the first draft of Policraticus in 1159; after Becket succeeded as archbishop in 1162 he continued to participate in church administration, witnessing the brewing conflict between royal and papal authority.
3. 1163–1180Chartres · Centre-Val de LoireDuring Becket's exile he traveled with him on the Continent; he became Bishop of Chartres in 1176. In his later years he revised Policraticus and Metalogicon, and died at Chartres on 25 October 1180.