Ortwin
Hardwin von Grätz Ortwin was born in Holtwick (now in the District of Coesfeld, Westphalia) and died in Cologne, Germany. He was raised by his uncle, Johannes von Grätz, in Deventer. In 1501 he left to pursue philosophical studies at the University of Cologne. After joining Kyuk Burse, Ortwin became licensed in 1505, attained Masters level in 1506, and became an Art Professor in 1507. He supplemented his salary by proofing documents for the Quentell printing house and wrote introductions and poetic dedications in the volumes of classical authors of the Middle Ages.[4][5]
Ortwin was a follower of
Ortwin had at that time just finished a literary tournament with Hermann von dem Busche and had been made the laughing-stock of the literary world by the venomous
Works
His magnum opus was the Little Collection of Things to Be Sought & Things to Be Avoided (
Notes
References
- Bautz, Friedrich Wilhelm (1990), "Ortwin Gratius (van Graes)", Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon [A Biographical and Bibliographical Church Dictionary], vol. II, Hamm: Bautz, pp. 290–291, ISBN 3-88309-032-8. (in German)
- Edwardus Brown [Edward Brown], ed. (1690) [First published by Ortwin at Cologne in 1535.], Fasciculus Rerum Expetendarum & Fugiendarum [A Little Collection of Things to Be Sought & Things to Be Avoided] (PDF), London: Richard Chiswell. (in Latin)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ortwin Gratius". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.