Nicolaus de cusa biography of albert

Nicholas of Cusa (Nicolaus Cusanus) was a leading philosopher and religious reformer of the early Renaissance.

From humble origins, he rose to great heights of power and influence.

Nicholas was most widely known for his early work De docta ignorantia (On Learned Ignorance).

Nicholas was most widely known for his early work De docta ignorantia (On Learned Ignorance).

Nicholas of Cusa (or Nicolaus Cusanus) was a German Cardinal who died nine years before Copernicus was born.

Arguably the most important German thinker of fifteenth century, Nicholas of Cusa (–) was also an ecclesiastical reformer, administrator and cardinal.

Nicholas of Cusa was born in Kues (Germany) in and died in in Todi (Italy); he studied canon law and pursued a career in the.

Albertus Magnus, also known as Albert the Great, was one of the most universal thinkers to appear during the Middle Ages.

He wrote many treatises*, sermons, and works on political theory.

Early Efforts. Born in the town of Kues in the Moselle River valley, Nicholas studied at the universities of Heidelberg, Padua, and Cologne. He received degrees in church law, studied theology*, and became acquainted with the new humanist* learning.

By Nicholas had become a priest and a successful lawyer. That year he presented a case before the Council of Basel on a matter of religious law. Although Nicholas lost the case, it inspired him to write a famous treatise on questions related to church structure and reform.

By Nicholas was working with Pope Eugenius IV to unite Roman Catholics and Greek Orthodox Christians.

To advance this cause, Nicholas sailed to Constantinople