Henry Sever

Henry Sever DD (died 1471) was an English medieval divine and educational administrator.

Sever became the senior proctor at Merton College, Oxford in 1427. Sever was the chaplain and almoner of King Henry VI. He was also the first Provost (head school governor) of Eton College, from 1440 to 1442. He was the Chancellor of Oxford University during 1442–3. He became Prebendary (1445) and then Chancellor (1449) of St Paul's Cathedral in London. From 1455 until his death in 1471, he was the Warden of Merton College, Oxford.