Reuchlin

American  

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

noun

1. Johann 1455–1522, German humanist scholar.

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Reuchlin British  

/ ˈrɔyçliːn /

noun

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

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Reuchlin

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

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 Henry Charles Lea

John Reuchlin, chief of the humanists,95 was taught Hebrew by Obadiah Sforno, a savant of profound scholarship, who dedicated his "Commentary on Ecclesiastes" to Henry II. of France.

From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Gustav Karpeles

Reuchlin was declared free of all suspicion of heresy, the prosecution was pronounced frivolous, and the costs were put upon Hochstraten, with a threat of excommunication for disobedience.

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

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