Hermann von dem Busche
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Hermann von dem Busche (1468–1534) was a German humanist writer, known for his Vallum humanitatis (1518). He was a pupil of Rudolph von Langen
. Vallum humanitatis, sive Humaniorum litterarum contra obrectatores vindiciae was in effect a manifesto for the humanist movement of the time.
, and studied also with Alexander Hegius, Rodolphus Agricola
, Pomponius Laetus, and Filippo Beroaldo. He moved back to Munster and the prince-bishop Heinrich von Schwarzburg, but decided to become a jurist and went to study in Cologne
. He was dismissed from teaching posts, in Leipzig
(1505) and Erfurt
(1507).
He became involved in controversy in 1509 around Ortwin
, a conservative figure of the older generation, with whom he had clashed over textbooks, wanting to use Aelius Donatus
. He has been thought to be one of the authors of the Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum, an anonymous work that includes satirical attacks on Ortwin; but this is not now generally agreed.
Rudolph von Langen
Rudolph von Langen was a German Catholic divine, who helped introduced Humanistic ideas to the town of Munster, Westphalia. He was born in the village of Everswinkel, near Munster, to an aristocratic family....
. Vallum humanitatis, sive Humaniorum litterarum contra obrectatores vindiciae was in effect a manifesto for the humanist movement of the time.
Life
He was born at SassenbergSassenberg
Sassenberg is a town in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approx. 6 km north-east of Warendorf and 30 km east of Münster....
, and studied also with Alexander Hegius, Rodolphus Agricola
Rodolphus Agricola
Rodolphus Agricola was a pre-Erasmian humanist of the northern Low Countries, famous for his supple Latin and one of the first north of the Alps to know Greek well...
, Pomponius Laetus, and Filippo Beroaldo. He moved back to Munster and the prince-bishop Heinrich von Schwarzburg, but decided to become a jurist and went to study in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
. He was dismissed from teaching posts, in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
(1505) and Erfurt
Erfurt
Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
(1507).
He became involved in controversy in 1509 around Ortwin
Ortwin
Hardwin von Grätz, known as Ortuinus Gratius or Ortwin , was a German humanist scholar and theologian.Ortwin was born in Holtwick and died in Cologne.-Life:...
, a conservative figure of the older generation, with whom he had clashed over textbooks, wanting to use Aelius Donatus
Aelius Donatus
Aelius Donatus was a Roman grammarian and teacher of rhetoric. The only fact known regarding his life is that he was the tutor of St...
. He has been thought to be one of the authors of the Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum, an anonymous work that includes satirical attacks on Ortwin; but this is not now generally agreed.