Sodalitas Litterarum Vistulana ("Literary
Sodality of the
Vistula
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The Vistula rises at Barania Góra i ...
") was an international
academic society modelled after the
Roman Academy, founded circa 1495
in
Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
by
Conrad Celtes, a
German humanist
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The meaning of the term "humanism" ha ...
scholar who also founded the Sodalitas Literarum Hungarorum in Hungary
and the Sodalitas Literarum Rhenana (of the
Rhine
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) in Heidelberg. In 1494, the seat was transferred from Cracow to Vienna and the name was changed to Sodalitas Litterarum Danubiana (of the
Danube
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).
Between 1497 and 1499, it was presided by the John Vitéz the Younger (died 1499) bishop of Vienna,
nephew of
John Vitéz.
Notable members, besides Celtes, were
Johann Reuchlin,
,
,
,
, and
Filippo Buonaccorsi,
and Johann Sommerfeld the Elder (died 1501).
References
15th-century establishments in Poland
History of Kraków
Science and technology in Poland
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