FRANCIS OF MAYRONE [FRANCISCUS DE MAYR0NIs] (d. 1325)  , scholastic philosopher, was born at Mayrone in Provence . He entered the Franciscan order and subsequently went to Paris, where he was a pupil of Duns Scotus . At the Sorbonne he acquired a great reputation for ability in discussion, and was known as the Doctor Illuminatus and Magister Acutus . He became a professor of philosophy, and took part in the discussions on the nature of Universals . Following Duns Scotus, he adopted the Platonic theory of ideas, and denied that Aristotle had made any contribution to metaphysical speculation . It is a curious commentary on the theories of Duns Scotus that one pupil, Francis, should have taken this course, while another pupil, Occam, should have used his arguments in a diametrically opposite direction and ended in extreme Nominalism . His works were collected and published at Venice in 1520 under the title Praeclarissima ac multum subtilia scripta Illuminati Doctoris Francisci de Mayronis, £&c .