Paul Ritz
Paul Ritz (best known as Paulus Ricius , also: Rici, Ricci, Riccius, Paulus Israelita), ennobled with von Sprinzenstein (* around 1480 in Trient ; † after 1542 in Innsbruck , usually 1541 is given) was a learned author ( philosopher , Kabbalist and medic ) in the time of humanism .
biography
Ritz was born as the son of the episcopal coin Jew Reis from Bamberg in Trient. He converted from Judaism to Christianity in 1505 , taking the family name of his godfather Stefano Ricci. As a doctor of medicine and after several years professor of philosophy at the University of Pavia , he was from 1514 personal physician to Emperor Maximilian I as well as educator and advisor to Archduke Ferdinand (who later became Emperor Ferdinand I ). He was raised on November 15, 1530 with "von Sprinzenstein" ( Sprinzenstein Castle in Upper Austria in the Mühlviertel ) to the status of imperial baron.
Against Johannes Eck , Ritz took the Neoplatonist view that the starry sky has a soul . He tried to convey the Talmud and Kabbalah with Christian teaching (see Christian Kabbalah ). He took up ideas from Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Johannes Reuchlin .
In 1523 Ritz defended Reuchlin against Jacobus Hoogstraeten , but also the Kabbalah, which he saw as an allegorical interpretation of the Bible . Erasmus of Rotterdam agreed to this interpretation by letter in November 1520.
In addition to translations from Hebrew , De Cælesti Agricultura is his main work . In 1541 a complete edition of his works was published in Augsburg, which also includes medical prescriptions.
In Italian, Ritz is called Paolo Ricci, but must not be confused with a Franciscan of that name who lived a little later .
literature
- Klaus Davidowicz : Ricius, Paul, Freiherr von Sprinzenstein. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-428-11202-4 , p. 547 ( digitized version ).
- Gundolf Keil , Marianne Halib: Biobibliographisches on Paulus Ricius (P. Ritz [ius], P. Israëlita). In: Würzburg medical history reports. Volume 7, 1989, pp. 233-236.
- Kaufmann Kohler, Peter Wiernik: Riccio, Paulo. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Volume 10, Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906, pp. 404-405 .
- Hans Petersen: Reuchlin's position on the church and theology of his time. In: Stefan Rhein (Ed.): Reuchlin and the political forces of his time. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1998, ISBN 3-7995-5975-2 , pp. 147-162, here p. 159.
- Bernd Roling : Aristotelian natural philosophy and Christian Kabbalah in the work of Paulus Ritius. Niemeyer, Tübingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-484-36621-3 .
- Susanne Siebert: RICIUS, Paul. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 8, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-053-0 , Sp. 255-256.
- Stefan Tilg : About Paulus Ricius (approx. 1480–1541 / 1542): an extraordinary career in the time of humanism. In: Ashkenaz. Volume 16, 2006, pp. 561-582
Web links
- Latin works in digital facsimile at ALO
- Proof of further works on the Internet
- Short biography as part of the family history of the von Sprinzenstein family
Individual evidence
- ↑ For example by Joachim Telle : Text references to the late medieval specialist authors Jakob von Stockstall, Georg Tannstetter, Paulus Ricius and Thomas von Wasserburg. In: Medical Monthly 26, 1972, pp. 564-571; here: p. 567.
- ↑ Jan Županič, The emergence of the Jewish nobility in the Habsburg monarchy , in: Aschkenas. Journal for the history and culture of the Jews , Volume 17, Issue 2, 2007, pp. 473–497
- ^ Wilhelm Schmidt-Biggemann , History of the Christian Kabbala , 2012, p. 208
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ritz, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ricius von Spritzenstein, Paulus; Riccius, Paulus (Latin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author, philosopher, Kabbalist and doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1480 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1541 |