Paul cut (to the most well-known as Paulus Ricius, also: Rici, Ricci, Riccius, Paulus Israelita), ennobled as of Sprinzenstein (* around 1480, "† after 1542, 1541 are usually indicated) was a taught author (philosopher, Kabbalist and physician) in the time of the human.

Life

Cut converted 1505 from the Judentum to the Christianity. As a doctor of the medicine, several years professor at the University of Pavia, was he starting from 1514 body physician of emperor Maximilian I. as well as educator and advisor of the ore duke Ferdinand (later emperors Ferdinand I.). It was probably ennobled in the year 1530 as "“of Sprinzenstein"” (lock property in upper Austria in the

Against Johannes hit a corner represented cut the neuplatonistische opinion, the starlit sky would have a soul. He strove for the switching of Talmud and Kabbala with the Christian teachings. It took up ideas by Giovanni pico della Mirandola and Johannes Reuchlin.

Cut defended 1523 Reuchlin against Jacobus Hoogstraeten, in addition, the Kabbala, which he saw as allegorische interpretation of the Bible. Erasmus of Rotterdam agreed this interpretation in November 1520 brieflich.

Apart from translations from the Hebrew one De Agricultura is considered as its Hauptwerk. 1541 appeared in Augsburg a total expenditure of its works.

In the Italian cut Paolo Ricci called, may not however with a somewhat later living Franziskaner of this name be confounded.

Literature

Hans Petersen: Reuchlins position for the church and theology of its time. In: Reuchlin and the political forces of its time. Sigma rings 1998, P. 147-162, here P. 159 ISBN 3-7995-5975-2

Related links

Works

• Latin of works in the digital facsimile with ALO
• Proof of further works in the Internet

Secondary literature

• Kurzbiographie in the context of the family history of those of Sprinzenstein
• Article in the church encyclopedia
• Article in the Jewish Encyclopedia, English.

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