vincent of beauvais

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von vincent of beauvais im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

born 1190, Beauvais?, France died 1264, Paris French scholar and encyclopaedist. A Dominican priest ( 1220), he became lector and chaplain to the court of King Louis IX. By 1244 he had compiled Speculum majus ("Great Mirror"), an 80-book compendium of knowledge that included human history from the Creation to the time of Louis IX, natural history and science known to the West, and a compendium of European literature, law, politics, and economics. His work influenced scholars and poets up to the 18th century. See also encyclopaedia

Silbentrennung

Vin·cent of Beau·vais

Türkische aussprache

vînsınt ıv bōvey

Aussprache

/ˈvənsənt əv bōˈvā/ /ˈvɪnsənt əv boʊˈveɪ/