Ludwig Dringenberg (born between 1410 and 1415 at Dringenberg in the

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; died in 1477 at

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), was a German

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, educator and humanist. Born in Dringenberg in

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, Ludwig probably attended the school of the

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, known as the Hieronymusschule in the monastery at Böddeken. He began his studies at

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in 1430 and in 1441, he was appointed director of the

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at Sélestat. At Sélestat he founded the famous Humanist Library in 1442. He had the humanist

Jakob Wimpfeling Jakob Wimpfeling (25 July 1450 – 17 November 1528) was a Renaissance humanist and theologian. Biography Wimpfeling was born in Schlettstadt (now Sélestat), Alsace, Lorraine. He went to the school at Schlettstadt, which was run by Ludwig Dr ...

as a pupil.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dringenberg, Ludwig 1410s births 1477 deaths German Renaissance humanists Year of birth uncertain