Nicholas of Cusa

Nicholas of Cusa

politician
mathematician
jurist
diplomat
Holy Roman Empire
✝️Catholicism
Humanism
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Nicholas of Cusa, also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus, was a German Catholic bishop and polymath active as a philosopher, theologian, jurist, mathematician, and astronomer. One of the first German proponents of Renaissance humanism, he made spiritual and political contributions to European culture. A notable example of this is his mystical or spiritual writings on "learned ignorance", as well as his participation in power struggles between Rome and the German states of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Lifespan
1401 – 1464
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Born in
Bernkastel-Kues
Educated at
University of PaduaHeidelberg University

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  • 1401

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  • 1464

    Died

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