Hermannus Torrentinus
Hermannus Torrentinus | |
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| Born | 1450 |
| Died | 1520 (aged 69–70) |
Hermannus Torrentinus (1450 – 1520) was a Dutch classicist, scholar, and translator of classical works.
Biography
[edit]He was born in 1450 in Zwolle.[1]
He attended the Latin school in Deventer, Netherlands.[2]
Career
[edit]He taught rhetoric in Groningen and then became rector of the Latin school in Zwolle.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]He updated and published many classical works, particularly the Elucidarium.[4]
He wrote multiple commentaries on classical authors such as Ovid and Virgil.[5]
His commentary on the first part of the Doctrinale by Alexander de Villa Dei was much criticised by conservatives. He therefore wrote an Apologia, which is printed at the end of the third (the oldest known) edition.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Hermannus Torrentinus". www.biografischportaal.nl. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- 1 2 "Torrentinus, Hermannus (1450c-1520c) | Digitaal Wetenschapshistorisch Centrum" (in Dutch). December 13, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ↑ "Hermannus Torrentinus - Wie Is Wie In Overijssel". www.wieiswieinoverijssel.nl. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ↑ "Hermannus Torrentinus (1450?-1520?)". bp16.bnf.fr. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ↑ "The first dictionary of classical mythology". www.forumrarebooks.com. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Lux & Umbra : fine and rare books.
- VIAF
- TORRENTINUS, Hermannus
- [Elegiae in natalem diem divae Virginis Mariae (Comm: Hermannus Torrentinus)]
- Torrentinus, Hermannus (1450c-1520c) | Digitaal Wetenschapshistorisch Centrum
- Hermannus Torrentinus (1450?-1520?)
- Torrentinus, Hermannus 1450?-1520?
- Hermannus Torrentinus - Wie Is Wie In Overijssel
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