Augustin Olomoucký

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Augustin Olomoucký , also Augustin Moravský , Latin Augustinus Olomucensis , Augustinus Moravus , German Augustin Käsenbrot (born March 1467 in Olomouc ; † November 3, 1513 there ) was a Moravian humanist, writer and art collector.

From 1492 to 1495 he studied astronomy, law, medicine and ancient languages in Italy . After receiving his doctorate, he returned to Bohemia and became a clerk at the Bohemian Royal Chancellery in Buda . In 1497 he was appointed canon in Brno and a year later provost in Olomouc . In 1506 he became secretary to King Ladislas II in Budapest. In 1510 he left the royal service and devoted himself to collecting books and coins. In addition, he was in constant contact with humanists in Bohemia and Europe, such as Conrad Celtis .

He was one of the staunch opponents of the Brotherhood .

Works

The Moravian humanist, who only wrote in Latin, was interested in literature, history and astronomy.

  • Dialogus in defensionem poeties
Edition: Karel Svoboda: Augustini Olomucensis Dialogus in defensionem poetices . Prague 1948.
  • Tabulae coelestium motuum Joh. Blanhini
  • Catalogus episcoporum Olomucensium
  • Antilogion Guarini et Poggii de praestantia Scipionis Africani et C. Julii Caesaris

further reading

  • G. Bauch: On Augustinus Olomucencis , in: ZVGMS 8 (1904), pp. 119-136
  • Karl Wotke: Augustinus Olomucensis , in: ZVGMS 2 (1898), pp. 49-71

Footnotes

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SURNAME Olomoucký, Augustin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Olomoucký, Augustin; Moravský, Augustin; Olomucensis, Augustine; Moravus, Augustine; Cheese bread, Augustine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech humanist, writer and art collector
DATE OF BIRTH March 1467
PLACE OF BIRTH Olomouc
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1513
Place of death Olomouc