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Conrad Celtes (German: Konrad Celtes; Latin: Conradus Celtis (Protucius); 1 February 1459 – 4 February 1508) was a German Renaissance humanist scholar and poet of the German Renaissance born in Franconia (nowadays part of Bavaria). He led the theatrical performances at the Viennese court and reformed the syllabi.
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Conradus Celtis (born Feb. 1, 1459, Wipfeld, near Würzburg [Germany]—died Feb. 4, 1508, Vienna, Austria) was a German scholar known as Der Erzhumanist (“The Archhumanist”). He was also a Latin lyric poet who stimulated interest in Germany in both classical learning and German antiquities.
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1459–1508. German poet. P oet and scholar Conrad Celtis was one of the most important German humanists* of the Renaissance. As a young man, he received a degree in liberal arts at the University of Cologne. He then moved to the University of Heidelberg, drawn there by the presence of noted humanist Rudolf Agricola.
Apr 18, 2020 · On April 18, 1487, German Renaissance humanist scholar and Neo-Latin poet Conrad Celtis was claimed “ poeta laureatus “, the prince of poets, the first German to receive this honor by emperor Frederic III at the Imperial Diet in Nuremberg.
Jan 2, 2019 · If mental discipline and capacity for sustained thought are essential attributes of a formal philosopher, then Conrad Celtis, whom D. F. Strauss christened “the German arch-humanist,” was far from being one. On the big questions Celtis' thinking was protean and inconclusive. He showed a grand indifference to the need for consistency.
- Lewis W. Spitz
- 1954
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Feb 24, 2023 · Conrad Celtes was a German Renaissance humanist scholar and poet born in Franconia. He reformed the syllabi and led theatrical performances at the Viennese court. Celtes is considered the greatest of German humanists and known as "the Archhumanist". He received patronage and instruction from Dalberg and Agricola while studying at Heidelberg.
Jan 26, 2024 · The oldest known and most complete manuscript of Hrotsvitha’s work is preserved in the Emmeram-Munich Codex that was discovered by the German humanist Conrad Celtes in 1493/1494 in the monastery library of Saint Emmeram at Regensburg.
