Simon from Tišnov

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Simon von Tišnov (also Simon von Tischnow ; Czech Šimon z Tišnova ; * probably in Tišnov approx. 1370; † after 1428) was a supporter of the Hussites . As a master of the Charles University he held the post of rector in 1411 .

Life

Simon von Tišnov studied at Charles University in Prague, where he obtained a baccalaureate in 1395 and a master's degree in 1399. Ten years later he was elected dean and in 1411 rector.

He was a follower of the teachings of John Wyclif , whose treatise he defended in 1410, and the teachings of Jan Hus and Matěj z Knína .

literature

  • Johann Loserth : Simon von Tischnow. A contribution to the history of Bohemian wiclifism . In: Communications of the Association for the History of Germans in Böhmen Vol. 26 (1889) pp. 221–245.
  • Prokeš: Quodlibet Šimon z Tišnova
  • B. Ryba: Kvodlibet Šimon z Tišnova

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.tisnov.cz/simon-z-tisnova
personal data
SURNAME Simon from Tišnov
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Simon von Tischnow; Šimon z Tišnova (Czech)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hussit and Rector of Charles University in Prague
DATE OF BIRTH around 1370
DATE OF DEATH after 1428