Valerius Andreas
Valerius Andreas (born November 27, 1588 in Dessel , † March 29, 1655 in Löwen ; actually Walther Driessens ; also Desselius ) was a literary historian , lawyer and university professor .
Andreas completed his school days in Antwerp . His teacher was among others the Jesuit Andreas Schott . Aubertus Miräus has been one of his friends since he was a student. He started his university studies at the French University of Douai .
In 1611 Andreas accepted the call to professor of Hebrew at the University of Leuven . He taught trilingue at the Collegium . On November 22, 1621, the carried Promotion to Doctor of Law . Thereupon he also received the professorship of the institutions. In 1636 he also became the university's librarian .
Publications (selection)
- Catalogus Clarorum Hispaniae Scriptorum, qui latine disciplinas omnes humanitatis, Jurisprudentiae, Philosophiae, Medicinae ac Theologiae illustrando etiam trans Pyrenaeos evulgati sunt. Nunc primum ex omnibus Nundinarum Catalogis ac Bibliothecis diligenter collectus. , Lions 1607
- Imagines Doctorum Virorum e variis gentibus Elogiis brevibus illustratae , Leuven 1611
- Collegii Trilinguis Buslidiani in Academia Lovaniensi exordia et progressus et linguae Hebraicae encomium , Leuven 1618
- Bibliotheca Belgica, de Belgis vita scriptisque claris, Praemissa Topographia Belgii totius seu Germaniae inferioris descriptione , Löwen 1623, strongly increased 1643
- Erotemata juris canonici , Jena 1675
literature
- Ernst Kelchner : Andreas, Valerius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 449 f.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Andreas, Valerius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Driessens, Walther (real name); Desselius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Literary historian, lawyer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1588 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dessel |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1655 |
| Place of death | Lions |