| Opomba: | TITLE: Slovene professors at the University of Vienna in the 15th century / ABSTRACT: While we still find relatively few Slovene students and not a single master (professor) at the University of Vienna in the 14th century, the situation was markedly different in the 15th century. Thirteen professors from present-day Slovenia were identified in this century. Of these 13 individuals, nine, also began studying at one of the three higher faculties of theology, jurisprudence and medicine after obtaining their Master of Arts degrees. Two theologians, six lawyers and one physician have been identified. Both theologians achieved academic degrees (Christoph Petschacher von Moräutsch became Cursor biblicus, and Briccius Prepost von Cilli became Doctor of Theology). Of the six jurists, three were able to obtain doctorates in law (Laurence of Obergurk, Thomas Prelogar of Cilli, and Koloman Kellner of Marburg), while three others began studying jurisprudence (Johannes Reutenberger of Nassenfuß, Andreas of Ljubljana, and Andreas Schenk of Windischgrätz). Thomas of Cilli, Andreas Schenk, and Koloman Kellner studied at the famous University of Padua. One master of arts began studying medicine at the University of Vienna, which he continued in Padua and completed with a doctorate at the University of Ferrara (Martin Doliatoris of Ljubljana). Some of the Slovene professors also held the highest ecclesiastical offices. Among them were four canons (Christoph Petschacher, Thomas of Cilli, and Briccius Prepost of Cilli were canons of Vienna, and Laurence of Obergurk was of Brno), with Thomas of Cilli also serving as Bishop of Constance. He was a councillor to Emperor Frederick III. and, as such, decisively shaped the political life of his time. Overall, it can be stated that these Slovene professors had a significant influence on the intellectual, scientific, ecclesiastical and political life of their time. In the paper, the biographies of these 13 professors are traced using University of Vienna archival sources, existing scholarly literature, and the Repertorium Academicum Germanicum (RAG), an online collection of scholars of the Old Kingdom who had achieved at least the degree of Licentiate of Arts at a university. The ranking is arranged chronologically according to the respective professor’s entry in the Rectorate Register of the University of Vienna. / KEYWORDS: Slovenia, University of Vienna, professors, church, 15th century, Briccius Prepost of Cilli, Thomas of Cilli, Martin Doliatoris of Ljubljana |
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