Johann Reuchlin
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Johann Reuchlin was a German humanist scholar and pioneering Christian Hebraist whose defense of Jewish writings and engagement with Kabbalah made him a central figure of the Northern Renaissance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johann Reuchlin canonical | 5 |
| Johannes Reuchlin | 2 |
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Target entity: Johann Reuchlin Context triple: [Christian Kabbalah, hasNotableProponent, Johann Reuchlin]
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Johannes Agricola
Johannes Agricola was a 16th-century German Protestant reformer and theologian known for his role in the early Reformation and his controversial antinomian views.
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Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance scholar, theologian, and humanist whose critical editions of the New Testament and satirical writings greatly influenced European intellectual and religious life.
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Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples was a French humanist and early biblical scholar whose vernacular translations and reform-minded theology helped lay intellectual foundations for the Protestant Reformation.
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Philip Melanchthon
Philip Melanchthon was a leading German humanist, theologian, and collaborator of Martin Luther who systematized Protestant theology and played a central role in shaping the intellectual foundations of the Reformation.
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Ulrich von Hutten
Ulrich von Hutten was a German knight, humanist, and reformer known for his outspoken support of Martin Luther and his satirical attacks on the Catholic Church during the early Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Johann Reuchlin Target entity description: Johann Reuchlin was a German humanist scholar and pioneering Christian Hebraist whose defense of Jewish writings and engagement with Kabbalah made him a central figure of the Northern Renaissance.
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A.
Johannes Agricola
Johannes Agricola was a 16th-century German Protestant reformer and theologian known for his role in the early Reformation and his controversial antinomian views.
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B.
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance scholar, theologian, and humanist whose critical editions of the New Testament and satirical writings greatly influenced European intellectual and religious life.
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C.
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples was a French humanist and early biblical scholar whose vernacular translations and reform-minded theology helped lay intellectual foundations for the Protestant Reformation.
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D.
Philip Melanchthon
Philip Melanchthon was a leading German humanist, theologian, and collaborator of Martin Luther who systematized Protestant theology and played a central role in shaping the intellectual foundations of the Reformation.
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Ulrich von Hutten
Ulrich von Hutten was a German knight, humanist, and reformer known for his outspoken support of Martin Luther and his satirical attacks on the Catholic Church during the early Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian Hebraist
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German jurist ⓘ Renaissance philosopher ⓘ humanist scholar ⓘ theologian ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Capnion
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Johann Reuchlin ⓘ
surface form:
Johannes Reuchlin
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| birthDate | 1455-02-22 ⓘ |
| birthName | Johann Reuchlin self-link ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Margraviate of Baden
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Pforzheim ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1522-06-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ingolstadt ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Basel
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Freiburg University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Freiburg
Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
University of Tübingen ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hebrew studies
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Kabbalah ⓘ canon law ⓘ classical philology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian Kabbalah
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Hebrew grammar ⓘ apologetics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Desiderius Erasmus
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Philip Melanchthon ⓘ
surface form:
Philipp Melanchthon
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| influencedBy |
Renaissance humanism
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surface form:
Italian Renaissance humanism
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| knownFor |
Disputation of Paris
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surface form:
Reuchlin–Pfefferkorn controversy
defense of Jewish books ⓘ engagement with Kabbalah ⓘ pioneering Christian Hebraism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Christian humanism
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Northern Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Augenspiegel
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De arte cabalistica ⓘ De verbo mirifico ⓘ Rudimenta Hebraica ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
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philologist ⓘ professor ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| participantIn | Reuchlin–Pfefferkorn affair ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
councillor to the Duke of Württemberg
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professor at the University of Ingolstadt ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
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