Conrad of Megenberg

Konrad von Megenberg ( Konrad of Mengelberg and, Latinized, Conrad de Montepuellarum ) (* 1309 in Mäbenberg ( to Georgensgmuend ) at Nuremberg, † April 14, 1374 in Regensburg ) was the author of 22 Latin writings, the hagiographical, theological, moral philosophy and treat scientific subjects.

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Life

Konrad von Megenberg was born the son of a ministry officials and came at the age of seven years as a student in Erfurt. Later he gave private lessons there, earning his livelihood. He got a job as an editor, which enabled him to study the liberal arts at the Sorbonne in Paris to complete and earn a master's degree. At the University of Paris, he taught in the years 1334 to 1342 at this time., He was also twice to negotiate with Pope Benedict XII. sent to Avignon.

Due to an academic dispute, he left Paris and took over the post of rector at St. Stephen's School in Vienna ( from this came out in 1365 the University of Vienna ). Here he presented the Anglican nation to which he had heard at the Sorbonne, from a letter of recommendation to the Duke of Austria and the Council of the City of Vienna. He may have written for the Stephan school or for members of the Vienna Hof His German plants.

Konrad von Megenberg moved in 1342 to Regensburg. It was already in 1341 a canonry in Regensburg offered to him in the course of a trip to Avignon, which he accepted now. He initially worked at the cathedral school as a teacher. Already in 1349 he again traveled to Avignon and tried probably, in the services of Emperor Charles IV, to Duke Rudolf IV of Austria or the Cardinal and later Pope Pierre Roger de Beaufort occur, which he did not succeed. In 1357 he was brokered by the Domdechants Konrad VI. by Haim Mountain ( later Bishop of Regensburg ) Cathedral Parish Priest of St. Ulrich, this office was, however, four years later, and lived until his death in 1374 as canon continues in Regensburg. He was buried in the local Dompfarrkirche Niedermünster. A stained glass window donated by him in the Regensburg Cathedral represents his person

Work

Conrad's works are divided into three creative periods. The Paris phase by 1337, the Wiener phase and the phase of Regensburg from 1348 to 1374. In particular, the time may be referred to as its productive of 1348-1354. While he taught at the cathedral school, he completed work which he had begun in Vienna and wrote more.

Theological, political, and moral-philosophical writings

Conrad of Megenberg political writings Planctus ecclesiae in Germaniam and Tractatus de translatione imperii show that he is in the arguments of Ludwig of Bavaria with Pope John XXII. not in on the side of either party, but a central position occupied.

His theological writing Lacrimae ecclesiae turns against the mendicant orders, and may be identical with the work Tractatus contra mendicantes ad papam urbanum V. Konrad took over the Franciscans at the court of Louis a negative, not shy from back before Satire attitude; the active at the court of William of Ockham, he was particularly negative minded.

Also of Konrad von Megenberg come some significant canonical writings such as the Tractatus de arboris consanguinitatis et affinitatis the repertory nuptiale that Statuta et consuetudines capituli ecclesiae ratisbonensis and the Tractatus de limitibus pariochialibus in Ratisbona.

Conrad's major work, in addition to the more powerful book of nature are his moral philosophical writings, which Monastica or speculum felicitatis humane and above all his extremely extensive Yconomica ( Economics ).

Scientific writings

His German works are devoted to scientific topics and have been specifically written by him for the laity.

In 1349 Konrad von Megenberg wrote the Causa terre motus, a treatise on the relationship between earthquakes and plagues.

The German Sphaera is a translation of John of Sacrobosco (ca. 1200-1256 ) working Sphaera mundi, which was the standard textbook of astronomy in the Middle Ages.

In the years 1348-1350 he wrote the book of nature (or: Book of the natural things ), which is commonly referred to as the "first systematic German -language compendium of knowledge about the created nature " considered. He used primarily of the Liber de natura rerum of Thomas of Cantimpré as the source. It gained great importance and dissemination, and was reprinted in the years 1536 and 1540 in Frankfurt as a nature book.

Reception

Apart from the book of nature, the writings of Conrad Megenberg obtained probably not widely prevalent. Most of the texts only the title or even receive a maximum of three manuscripts. Exceptions are the Tractatus de limitibus parochiarum civitatis Ratisponensis with nine and the German Sphaera with ten manuscripts.

Trivia

The name of Konrad Megenbergs was 1337-38 in Paris to Conrad de Montepuellarum Latinized (German mountain of girls), due to problems of articulation. Other extra-literary testimonies Conrad are his seal with coat of arms, consisting of a divided shield, with three female busts are shown in the upper section. In the lower section of a three mountain is shown on which sprouts a dreiästiger oak branch with one leaf on each branch. In addition, a portrait of Conrad exists on a glass window in the Regensburg Cathedral. In the Augustinian monastery in Regensburg Konrad is mapped to two portraits with the inscription " Conrad de woman mountain". Furthermore, in Regensburg exists a Maiden mountain road, which was named after him. Although the spacious suspect Konrad died on April 14, 1374, it refuted the Ludwig- Maximilians- University of Munich, 2006. This date was merely the day of his selbstgestifteten Anniversars.

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