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Biography of Bartholomaeus Anglicus
Name: Bartholomaeus Anglicus
Birth Date: N/A
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: theologian, professor, encyclopedist
Bartholomaeus Anglicus
The Franciscan professor of theology, Bartholomaeus Anglicus (fl. 1220-1240), provided scholars with one of the first encyclopedias in the civilized world.The exact birth and death dates of Bartholomaeus are not known. It is believed that he lived in the first half of the thirteenth century from 1220 to 1240, during which time he wrote his 19 volume reference work De proprietatibus rerum, a treatise on the natural sciences. It was organized as an encyclopedia and the work survived many translations including Spanish, French, Dutch and English, as well as numerous printings and handwritten manuscripts.Bartholomaeus was also known as Bartholomew the Englishman or Bertholomew de Glanville. Born in Suffolk, England, he was an English friar who studied the natural sciences and theology at Oxford University, under the direction of Robert Grosseteste. Bartholomaeus went on to the University of Paris, where he taught theology. In 1224 or 1225, with fellow theology professor Haymo of Faversham, he …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…number of copies made available to students and scholars alike is a testament to its importance.Although his exact death date is not known, Bartholomaeus is believed to have died in France in the middle of the 13th century. Further Reading Catholic Encyclopedia, volume II Robert Appleton Co., 1907Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary Merriam Webster, Inc., 1995"Bartholomaeus Anglicus," Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/seo/b/bartholomaeus-anglicus/ (November 15, 2000)"Bartholomew de Glanville" Columbia Encyclopedia, sixth edition 2000 http://www.bartleby.com/65/ba/BartholoGl.html, (December 11, 2000)"Bartholomaeus Anglicus (late 12th Century England)" http:// www.franciscan-archive.org/index2.html, December 11, 2000)"Bartholomaeus Anglicus" Catholic Encyclopedia Volume II http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02313b.htm, (November 15, 2000) "Bartholomaeus Anglicus 12th Century," http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hort/027.html, (November 15, 2000) Liber de proprietatibus rerum (On the Properties of Things)by Bartholomew the Englishman and its French translation by Jean Corbechon http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/texte/atx2_oy.html, (November 24, 2000)
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