The origin of the dunce cap all begins with one man, John Duns Scotus. His incredible tri-part name, signaling his Scottish heritage (Scotus), and the village where he was born (Duns), is what ...

John Duns Scotus (1266-1308). "No one knows precisely when John Duns was born, but we are fairly certain he came from the eponymous town of Duns near the Scottish border with England.

John Duns Scotus was born in the town of Duns around 1266. A series of events kicks off with a talk in its Volunteer Hall on Saturday followed by a walk on Sunday and an library exhibition opening ...

More than two centuries before the Reformation, a theological debate broke out pitting the premier theologian Thomas Aquinas against an upstart Scottish Franciscan priest, John Duns Scotus.

John Duns Scotus, born in the small town of Duns in the Scottish Borders in the 13th Century, took the name of both his birthplace and his family - and ultimately gave it to the dunce’s hat.

John Duns Scotus was born 750 years ago in Duns. He was a renowned philosopher of the High Middle Ages, but those who criticised his work, named his followers 'Dunces'. Here's a fact file about ...

Turning to a passage from Pope John Paul II's address at Blessed Scotus' 1993 beatification ceremony, Pope Benedict indicated that it "summarize(s) the notable contribution that Duns Scotus made ...

John Duns Scotus was a Franciscan friar who provided the theological explanation of the Immaculate Conception of Mary in the early fourteenth century (500 years before it was proclaimed as a Dogma ...