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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

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

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

One of his pupils at Florence was the famous John Reuchlin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various