Alexander of Hales

Alexander of Hales OFM
Doctor Alexander of (H)ales by George Glover. Line engraving, mid 17th century.
Born	c. 1185 Hales, Shropshire, England
Died	21 August 1245 Paris, France (aged 59-60)
Alma mater	University of Paris
Era	Medieval philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Scholasticism
Main interests	Metaphysics, theology

Alexander of Hales (also Halensis, Alensis, Halesius, Alesius /əˈliːsiəs/; c. 1185 – 21 August 1245), also called Doctor Irrefragibilis (by Pope Alexander IV in the Bull De Fontibus Paradisi) and Theologorum Monarcha, was a Franciscan friar, theologian and philosopher important in the development of scholasticism.