Bernhard Meller

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Bernhard Meller (born December 25, 1880 in Cologne - Eil ; † 1971 ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and librarian.

Life

Bernhard Meller was ordained a priest on August 11, 1907 in Cologne. From 1910 to 1913 he studied Catholic theology and scholastic philosophy as well as canon law (Dr. iur. Can.) At the Albertus Magnus Academy , the Philosophical-Theological College of the Dominicans in Walberberg .

Upon further study in Rome, he was born on 25 July 1919 when Clemens Baeumker with the work faith and knowledge by Peter of Ailly to Dr. theol. PhD. Meller was a private scholar and was considered an expert on the life and work of Peter von Ailly and had built up an extensive private collection and library, including the "Tractatus de anima" (treatise on the soul) from 1503. Its approx Volumes comprehensive collection of late Scholastic texts in prints from the 16th and partly 17th century. you can find writings by Johann von Jandun , Thomas from Argentina , Richard von Mediavilla , Heinrich von Gent , Durandus von St. Pourçain , Guillelmus de Alvernia , Petrus de Alliaco , Alexander von Hales , Franciscus Suarez and Franciscus Toletus .

From February 19, 1924, he worked as a librarian in Cologne.

In 1956 he was appointed Knight of the Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher by Cardinal Grand Master Nicola Cardinal Canali and invested in Cologne on December 8, 1956 by Lorenz Jaeger , Grand Prior of the German Lieutenancy . He belonged to the Commandery of Cologne.

Fonts

  • Faith and Knowledge according to Peter von Ailly , 1922
  • Studies on the epistemology of Peter von Ailly . Attached: Ailly's tract de materia concilii generalis. Freiburg: Herder 1954. (Freiburg theological studies; 67)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b VDB yearbook, volumes 19-20 , Association of German Librarians 1966, p. 207
  2. ^ Anton De Waal: Roman quarterly for Christian antiquity and church history, volumes 85-86 , Herder 1990, p. 193 (data do not correspond to other referenced sources)
  3. ^ Olaf Pluta: The philosophical psychology of Peter von Ailly: A contribution to the history of philosophy of the late Middle Ages (Google eBook) , John Benjamin Publishing 1987, p. 29 f.
  4. ^ Archbishop's Diocesan and Cathedral Library , accessed on December 31, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Meller, Bernhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German clergyman and librarian
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne - express
DATE OF DEATH 1971