Matthias Qualle (1470–1518; Slovenized as Matija Hvale),[1] was a Slovene philosopher. Between 1502 and 1514 he taught philosophy at the University of Vienna's Faculty of Arts, and in 1510 he served as the faculty's dean.[2]
Life and work
editQualle was born in Vače, in present-day Slovenia. He started studying at Vienna in 1491, where he became a teacher. He was a mentor to, and later a colleague of, the Swiss humanist and reformer Joachim Vadian.[2][3]
In 1513, his Commentarii in parvulum philosophiae naturalis (On the Origins of the Philosophy of Nature) was printed in Hagenau. It is considered the first known printed book written by a Slovene author. Qualle died in Vienna.
References
edit- ^ Sodnik-Zupanec, Alma (1958). "Filozofija Matija Hvalè". Naša sodobnost. 60 (5): 392. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Simoniti, Primož. 1979. Humanizem na Slovenskem in slovenski humanisti do srede XVI. stoletja. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica.
- ^ Sodnik, Alma. 1975. Izbrani filozofski spisi. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica.