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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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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

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

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

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.

In 1556 it was translated into Latin by Johann Reuchlin, but many errors appeared in both the Hebrew and the Latin edition.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

It was ascribed to Reuchlin, and afterwards to Reuchlin, Erasmus, and Hutten.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

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