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Reuchlin

American  
[roikh-leen, roikh-leen] / ˈrɔɪx lin, rɔɪxˈlin /

noun

  1. Johann 1455–1522, German humanist scholar.


Reuchlin British  
/ ˈrɔyçliːn /

noun

  1. Johann (joˈhan). 1455–1522, German humanist, who promoted the study of Greek and Hebrew

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Besides, Reuchlin wrote, if Hebrew texts were all erased, “the Jews might well write much stranger stuff from scratch, far more objectionable.”

From New York Times Aug. 5, 2010

The emperor sought a second opinion from Johannes Reuchlin, a linguist in Stuttgart, who decided that Hebrew was a biblical tongue worth preserving.

From New York Times Aug. 5, 2010

The persecution of John Reuchlin, like that of John of Wesel, sprang from scholastic antagonisms, but its development shows how completely, during the interval, the inquisitorial power had wasted away.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles

Melanchthon, through the influence of his uncle, Reuchlin, became Professor of Greek at Wittenberg.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.

How illustriously shine out in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the names of Desiderius Erasmus, Johann Reuchlin, Johann Dalberg, Rudolph Agricola, Wilibald Pirkheimer.

From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William

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