Ortuin Gratius

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Ortuin Gratius (also known as Ortwin von Graes) (* 1481 in Holtwick near Coesfeld , † May 21, 1542 in Cologne ) was a German humanist, teacher at the artist faculty in Cologne and recipient of most letters to the dark .

Life

Ortuin Gratius was raised by his uncle Johann de Graes, who was a priest and lived in Deventer . Alexander Hegius gave him lessons and prepared him for studying at the University of Cologne . Here he enrolled in 1501 and received a degree a year later . In 1506 he became a master's and shortly afterwards a professor. To increase his salary, he filled the position of proofreader at Quentell-Verlag in Cologne. In 1514 he was ordained a priest .

His first writings reflect his humanistic view. He later opposed the humanist Hermann von dem Busche , who had attacked traditional authorities. Ortuin translated various anti-Jewish writings by Johannes Pfefferkorn into Latin, including “Judenspiegel”, “Judenbeicht”, “Osterbuch”, “Judenfeind”, thus alienating a large number of humanists and expressing his hostility towards Johannes Reuchlin .

In the dispute between the Cologne Dominicans and Pfefferkorn over the question of whether Jewish writings, especially the Talmud , should be burned, he was on the side of Pfefferkorn, who turned against the humanists. This matter led to the dispute over the dark man's letters.

Fonts

  • Orationes quodlibeticae (Cologne 1508)
  • De laudibus Westphaliae seu antiquae Saxoniae opus (Cologne 1514), dedicated to Bishop Erich .
  • Fasciculus rerum expetendarum ac fugiendarum (Cologne 1535)

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SURNAME Gratius, Ortuin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Graes, Orwin of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Humanist and teacher at the artist faculty in Cologne
DATE OF BIRTH 1481
PLACE OF BIRTH Holtwick
DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1542
Place of death Cologne