Petrus Mosellanus
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Petrus Mosellanus Protegensis (real name Peter Schade) (b. 1493 in Bruttig
, d. 19 April 1524 in Leipzig
) was a German humanist scholar. He is best known for the popular work on rhetoric
, Tabulae de schematibus et tropis, and his Paedologia. He became professor at the University of Leipzig
.
He gave the opening Latin oration at the 1519 Leipzig Disputation between Johann Eck
and Martin Luther
.
Since March 1st 2009 a new exclusive website about life and works of Petrus Mosellanus is available.
Bruttig-Fankel
Bruttig-Fankel is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...
, d. 19 April 1524 in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
) was a German humanist scholar. He is best known for the popular work on rhetoric
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
, Tabulae de schematibus et tropis, and his Paedologia. He became professor at the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
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He gave the opening Latin oration at the 1519 Leipzig Disputation between Johann Eck
Johann Eck
Dr. Johann Maier von Eck was a German Scholastic theologian and defender of Catholicism during the Protestant Reformation. It was Eck who argued that the beliefs of Martin Luther and Jan Hus were similar.-Life:...
and Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...
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Since March 1st 2009 a new exclusive website about life and works of Petrus Mosellanus is available.