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• Vittorino da Feltre — (Vittorino Ramboldoni, 1378 1446)    Italian humanist, scholar, and educator, the son of a notary of Feltre. About 1390 he entered the University of Padua, where he studied dialectic, rhetoric, and philosophy and also canon law, but his deep est… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

• Martijn ten Velden — is a House music DJ and producer from the Netherlands. He has a record contract with Phonetic Records and Toolroom Trax and was previously signed to Defected Records as well as Eye Industries under his moniker, Splittr. Contents 1 Biography 2… …   Wikipedia

• Mahmud Gavan — (? 1481)    The famous Bahmani minister Mahmud Gavan, an Iranian by origin, emerged by 1464 as the most in fluential state functionary under Sultan Muhammad Shah (1463 1482). Gavan contributed to removing a threat from the Malwa ruler as well as… …   Historical dictionary of Medieval India

• Butler, Joseph — (1692–1752)    Bishop and Theologian.    Butler was born in Wantage in England and was brought up as a Presbyterian. He became a member of the Church of England and was educated at the University of Oxford. After ordination in 1718, he served… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Kierkegaard, Søren Aabye — (1813–55)    Philosopher.    Kierkegaard was born into a Lutheran family in Copenhagen, Denmark. By normal standards, he did not have a successful life. He was twentyseven before he finished his university course; he broke off his engagement and… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Melanchthon, Philip — (1497–1560)    Theologian.    Menlanchthon was born Philip Schwarzerd in Bretten, Germany. His name was changed by his great uncle because of his aptitude for academic learning. He was educated at the Universities of Heidelberg and Tübingen and… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• More, Henry — (1614–87)    Philosopher.    More was educated at the University of Cambridge, England, and he remained at Cambridge for the rest of his life. He was a prominent member of the Cambridge Platonist group, which sought to apply the doctrines of neo… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Rogers, John — (c. 1500–55)    Biblical Scholar and Martyr.    Rogers was born near Birmingham, England, and was educated at the University of Cambridge. He served as a chaplain in Antwerp, became a committed Protestant and married. Under the name of Thomas… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Rosenkreutz, Christian —    Mythical Sect Founder.    In the early seventeenth century, the Lutheran pastor J.V. Andreae published anonymously the Chymische Hochzeit Christiani Rosenkreutz and Confessio Fraternitatis. They were probably intended as a spoof and purported… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Strauss, David Friedrich — (1808–74)    Theologian.    Strauss was born in Ludwigsburg, Germany. He was a student of F.C. baur in Blaubeuren and he also studied in Tübingen and Berlin. He is primarily remembered for his Leben Jesu, in which he argued that the supernatural… …   Who’s Who in Christianity