Heinrich Totting from Oyta
Heinrich Totting von Oyta (* approx. 1330 in Altenoythe ; † May 12, 1397 in Vienna ) was an important theologian and philosopher in the 14th century.
Life and work
Heinrich Totting von Oyta (in literature also: Henrici de Oyta, Hainricus de Oyta, Hainreichen) studied in Prague and initially taught in Prague, Erfurt and Paris. Like Heinrich von Langenstein , who also worked at the University of Paris, Heinrich Totting von Oyta was able to succeed by Duke Albrecht III. be won over to the University of Vienna by its Chancellor, Berthold von Wehingen .
He is considered to be the co-founder of the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna (founded on February 21, 1384).
He died on May 12, 1397 and was buried in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna , initially in the Apostle's choir at the Johannes Altar, later his grave was moved to the Chapel of St. Catherine.
Heinrich Totting von Oyta's pupils included Konrad III. von Soltau , Johannes Marienwerder and Nikolaus von Dinkelsbühl .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Josef Weismayer , Our Cathedral and the University of Vienna , in: Der Dom, newsletter of the Vienna Cathedral Conservation Association , volume 1/2008 (PDF; 2.1 MB), pp. 9–11.
- ^ Klaus Reinhardt: KONRAD von Soltau. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 4, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-038-7 , Sp. 436-438.
- ↑ Barbara Wolf-Dahm: JOHANNES MARIENWERDER. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 475-479.
- ↑ Ansgar Frenken: NICHOLAS Dinkelsbühl. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 6, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-044-1 , Sp. 879-882.
literature
- Albert Lang: Heinrich Totting from Oyta. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 426 ( digitized version ).
- Carl von Prantl: Oyta, Heinrich von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 33 f.
- Roderich von Stintzing : Heinrich von Oytta . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 641.
- Clemens Woltermann: Heinrich von Oytha . in: Yearbook for the Oldenburger Münsterland 1975 . Vechta 1974. pp. 26-31
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinrich Totting von Oyta in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oyta, Heinrich Totting from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oytha, Heinrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Theologian and philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1330 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altenoythe |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 1397 |
| Place of death | Vienna |