Gray, William (c. 1414–1478)

English cleric, bishop of Ely from 1454. He commissioned and bought a large number of manuscripts, some from Vespasiano da Bisticci. He also patronized scholars, including John Free and Niccolò Perotti. He left his library to Balliol College, Oxford.

After studying at Oxford, Gray continued his education in Europe, first in Cologne, Germany, from 1442, then in Padua, Italy, from 1445, and finally with Battista Guarino in Ferrara, Italy, from 1446.