Conrad Celtes
German Renaissance humanist scholar and poet (1459–1508) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Conrad Celtes (German: Konrad Celtes; Latin: Conradus Celtis (Protucius); 1 February 1459 – 4 February 1508) was a German Renaissance humanist scholar and poet of the German Renaissance born in Franconia (nowadays part of Bavaria). He led the theatrical performances at the Viennese court and reformed the syllabi.
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Born | 1 February 1459 Wipfeld (present-day Lower Franconia) |
Died | 4 February 1508(1508-02-04) (aged 49) |
Nationality | German |
Other names | Conradus Celtis Protucius |
Education | University of Cologne (B.A., 1479) University of Heidelberg (M.A., 1485) Jagiellonian University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | History |
Institutions | University of Ingolstadt University of Vienna |
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Celtis is considered by many to be the greatest of German humanists and thus dubbed "the Archhumanist" (Erzhumanist). He is also praised as "the greatest lyric genius and certainly the greatest organizer and popularizer of German Humanism".[1][2][3][lower-alpha 1]