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Vilém z Conches
1080 – 1154
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryWilliam of Conches, historically sometimes anglicized as William Shelley, was a medieval Norman-French scholastic philosopher who sought to expand the bounds of Christian humanism by studying secular works of classical literature and fostering empirical science. He was a prominent Chartrain. John of Salisbury, a bishop of Chartres and former student of William's, refers to William as the most talented grammarian of the time, after his former teacher Bernard of Chartres.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 1, 1080
Conches-en-Ouche
Date of death
January 1, 1154
Citizenship
Kingdom of France
Occupations & fields
philosopherwritertheologian
Notable works
Moralium dogma philosophorumDragmaticon philosophiaeGlosae in IuvenalemDe philosophia mundiCommentarium super ConsolationemCommentarium super Timeum
- Field and occupation
- Francouzský středověký filozof a teolog.
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