John of Capua
Johann von Capua , also Giovanni da Capua , (* around 1250 in Capua , † around 1310 in Rome ) was a 13th century Jewish author who converted to Christianity .
Life
He stood out primarily as a translator from Hebrew into Latin . So he translated z. B. between 1262 and 1278 the book of fables Kalila and Dimna in the Latin Directorium humanae vitae alias Parabolae antiquorum sapientium (German by Antonius von Pforr: examples of the old wise men , printed around 1482).
See also
literature
- Mauro Zonta: GIOVANNI da Capua (Iohannes de Campana, de Campania, de Capua). In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 55: Ginammi – Giovanni da Crema. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2000, pp. 759-761.
- Görge K. Hasselhoff: Johannes von Capua and Armengaud Blaise as translators of medical works by Maimonides . In: Andreas Speer, Lydia Wegener (ed.): Knowledge about borders. Arabic knowledge and the Latin Middle Ages . de Gruyter, Berlin a. New York 2006, ISBN 3-11-018998-4 , pp. 340-356.
Web links
- Works by and about Johann von Capua in the German Digital Library
- Literature by and about Johann von Capua in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Works directory on Google books
Individual evidence
- ↑ Not to be confused with the papal notary and general procurator Giovanni da Capua , who also lived in the 13th century.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | John of Capua |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | John of Capua; Giovanni da Capua |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1250 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Capua |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1310 |
| Place of death | Rome |