Johannes Tröster (Canon)
Johannes Tröster "de Amberg" (* in Amberg ; † 1485 in Regensburg ) was a German canon and humanist .
Tröster studied in Vienna and Padua and belonged to the circle around Enea Silvio Piccolomini, the later Pope Pius II. Until 1452 he was the teacher of the crown candidate Ladislaus Postumus . Later trips are made in the vicinity of Francesco Piccolomini, who later became Pope Pius III. proven.
Tröster became a canon in Regensburg around 1465. His grave slab is in the cloister of Regensburg Cathedral .
literature
- FJ Worstbrock : Comforter, Johannes. In: The German literature of the Middle Ages. Author Lexicon. Vol. 9 (1995) Col. 1078-1083
- Paul Lehmann: Dr. Johannes Tröster, a humanist-minded benefactor of Bavarian book collections. In: Historisches Jahrbuch, Munich. Freiburg, 60, 1940, pp. [646] - 663
- Burgi Knorr, On the Knowledge of Medieval Epigraphy. A Regensburg canon and provost in Mattsee, in: Tassilo III. from Bavaria. Great power and powerlessness in the 8th century, ed. v. Lothar Kolmer / Christian Rohr , Regensburg 2005, pp. 237-251
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Comforter, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German canon and humanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | On the mountain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1485 or 1487 |
| Place of death | regensburg |