Albert of Bollstat, or better known as "the Great", was born in Swabia, Germany in either the late 12th century or beginning of the 13th century. Albert was born into a family born of wealth but he was not interested in all the money, but mainly focused on the Lord. As the life of a noble, he turned his back on the riches of his family and devoted his life to serve God and become a Dominican Friar. Even as a young age, Albert would spend all of his time studying unusual sciences. One of the biggest influences on his life was Jordan of Saxony. Albert looked up to Jordan of Saxony as a role model and he spent most of his youth under Jordan’s spiritual guidance. Eventually, Jordan influenced enough to make him join the Order of Preachers. (Hoever, …show more content…
Later on, he became a professor at the University of Paris in which he used a combination of secular learning and theology to explain Aristotle’s method of the universe as a whole. Albert journeyed throughout German and Bohemian regions teaching his secular and religious knowledge, and in 1256 he traveled to Rome to defend the Mendicant Orders against the attacks and preached about the gospels and epistles. By others, he was known as the “bishops with the boots” by how much he traveled to give others a glimpse of his knowledge. In 1256, he became a papal theologian in Rome and became one of the most famous preachers in Europe. Albert ended up writing 38 volumes on biology, botany, physics, chemistry, astronomy, mineralogy, as well as both biblical and theological treatises. In 1260, Albert the Great was named Bishop of Ratisborn, Germany but ended up resigning two years later to commit his life to learning and teaching at …show more content…
Albert the Great was remarkable. He dealt with almost every science and knew how to rationalize and reason with the situation. He believe that natural science can only be dealt with by what we can clearly see and understand, but has nothing to do with the concepts of love or pity. (Sharkey) Albert was one of the first to pioneer the of general method of reason, which we now refer to today as the Scholastic Method. He always used the motto, “Observe. Investigate. Experiment.” which was the launch of the method. (Sharkey) Not forgetting about his theology, he knew how faith alone gives confidence to man and faith is a gift only that God could give us. Due to his brilliance and knowledge, his peers called him “Albertus Magnus” or “universal doctor”. If you look at a picture of St. Albert the Great, he is most likely seen with a scroll or book to indicate his studies and all of the writings he has given
“He was born soon after 770 and was given his father’s name. The family sent him as a boy to the great monastery of Fulda, where he was educated, and made a grant to the abbey of land which they held in the Maingau. In the 790’s he was sent by the abbot to Charlemagne’s court, where he became the pupil of Yorkshireman Alcuin who had gone to teach there, and succeeded him as teacher at the palace school.”
Einhard was a courtier in Charlemagne’s Frankish Kingdom. During Charlemagne’s rule/life (768-824), he dedicated a vast amount of time and energy into supporting the notions of classical learning. He went so far as to start a school comprised of many scholars within his palace. Their role was to educate the nobility, the priesthood and the people, as well as hold counsel with the king. This is where Einhard and Charlemagne first encountered each other. Einhard was a small but intelligent man who came to prominence in the PiousCharlemagne’s and Charlemagne’s son’s kingdom. It is often asked how such a small man came to be the heart of the kingdom, and how the court school and the opportunities it provided influenced his success. During the late 8th and early 9th century, Charlemagne came to power. He expanded the kingdom and conceived many reforms during his reign.
Throughout the Ages there have been many leaders who were known for their great rule. One of these great men during the 8th century was Charlemagne. The Life of Charlemagne was written by Einhard, a Frankish elite who had the privilege of working in the courts of Charlemagne. The book did not come out till after Charlemagne’s death but, it goes through his life in a thematic fashion. Einhard sets the book by first addressing deeds, habits, and then administration. This writing was one of the first of its kind. While there were many biographies written on the lives of saints known as hagiography, this was the first of its kind to be written about a secular ruler since the time of Antiquity. I will begin by talking about Charlemagne’s rise to power, then about his character and personality, and finally his relationship with his family.
In papal Rome in the early 16th century the “Good Book” was the reference book for all scientists. If a theory was supported in its holy pages, or at the very least not contradicted, then the idea had a chance of find acceptance outside the laboratory. Likewise, no theory no matter how well documented could be viewed with anything but disdain if it contradicted with the written word of, or the Church’s official interpretation of scripture. For these reasons the Church suppressed helio-centric thinking to the point of making it a hiss and a byword. However, this did not keep brave men from exploring scientific reason outside the canonical doctrine of the papal throne, sometimes at the risk of losing their own lives. While the Vatican was able to control the universities and even most of the professors, it could not control the mind of one man known to the modern world as Galileo Galilei. Despite a wide array of enemies, Galileo embarked on a quest, it seems almost from the beginning of his academic career, to defend the Copernican idea of a helio-centric universe by challenging the authority of the church in matters of science. Galileo‘s willingness to stand up for what he held to be right in the face of opposition from Bible-driven science advocates set him apart as one of the key players in the movement to separate Church authority from scientific discovery, and consequently paved the way for future scientific achievement.
Throughout Medieval history, there were many people who were a significant part of the Medieval age. They are well known and important because they all made a huge impact in the world that they lived in. Nevertheless, Charlemagne did the same and should be acknowledged for that. Charlemagne (Charles I) was the king of the Franks who started the Holy Roman Empire and was born around 742 A.D. His exact place of birth is unspecified, yet historians predicted that he was probably born in Aachen in modern-day Germany or Liege in present-day Belgium. Charlemagne has had many successful achievements during his life including when he revolutionized most parts of Western Europe and was crowned king in the year 800 by Pope Leo III. However he did have
Charlemagne, known as Charlemagne the Great, was one of the greatest rulers of his time. Charlemagne was born in the early years of 742 and passed away on January 28, 814. He was laid to rest in his palace in Aachen. Charlemagne is well known today for his bravery, his strong belief in his religion, and the culture that he introduced to his people. (Charlemagne Biography).
...n, Charlemagne otherwise called Karl and Charles the Great, was a medieval ruler who controlled much of Western Europe. Charlemagne became the king of Franks, a Germanic tribe in present-day Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and western Germany. He left determined to unite all Germanic people groups into one kingdom, and believer his subjects to Christianity. A gifted military strategist, he used much of his rule occupied with warfare keeping in mind the end goal to perform his objectives. Pope Leo III delegated Charlemagne head of the Romans. In this part, he supported the Carolingian Renaissance, a social and erudite restoration in Europe. When he passed on, Charlemagne's domain included much of Western Europe, and he had likewise guaranteed the survival of Christianity in the West. Today, Charlemagne is alluded to by a few as the father of Europe.
“Charles the Great” HUM 2223 201610 Juliana Correa 10/01/2015 Word Count: “Charles the Great” Charlemagne was a Roman Emperor in 800 AD. Inheriting the Frankish kingdom from his father, along with his brother Carloman. Since Carloman died in 771, Charlemagne then inherited the entire kingdom (Sparks). Charlemagne was responsible for the Carolingian Renaissance. This Renaissance helped establish schools so the people and especially the priests and bishops to read the religious texts.
The author Banesh Hoffmann wrote the essay "Unforgettable Albert Einstein," and expresses his admiration at Einstein’s innate ability for getting to the heart of a situation with simple logic. This ability was the secret of his scientific discoveries. Einstein once made a statement that when Mozart composed music, he found the beauty that was already there waiting to be revealed. This one ability was characteristic of Einstein’s findings. He was able to reveal what already existed but had not been discovered. Whether or not he was using every day experiences or working on more abstract projects his approach was the same. He was able to seek and find the simplest answer to a task or a formula.
Martin Luther, also known as the “Reformator,” was a superior asset in the Protestant Reformation. He was born on November 10, 1483 in the town of Eisleben, which was located in East Germany. Luther’s parents were Hans Luder and Margaretha nee Lindemann. His father was a farmer and later became a copper miner in Mansfeld. Martin Luther’s parents brought him up in the strict environment of the Roman Catholic Church. With his new job in Mansfeld, Hans made the decision to move his family there in 1484. Hans expected Martin to become a lawyer, so Luther went to Erfurt in 1501 to study law. Luther received his master’s degree in 1505. Shortly after this, he felt like law was not the right place for him. This act upset his father, not only because he dropped out of the university, but he decided that he wanted to become an Augustinian monk in Erfurt. Luther believed that if he was serious about his religion, he could please and do good works for God. However, once again, he was still unhappy. Luther decided to make another life-changing decision by studying theology. He went to Wittenberg to study this subject. Martin...
Albert Einstein is what we know as a brilliant man in both mathematics and physics. When Einstein was training for his Ph.D. he discovered that he was already at the top of the academic world. Einstein is known for engaging people in sophisticated experiments and going over his future ideas for further advancements. (Johnson) Einstein made learning easier and more advanced for people pursuing careers in the pathway he specialized and studied in. Einstein impacted the world by discovering important equations and theories that we use daily.
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Blaise Pascal lived during a time when religion and science were clashing and challenging previous discoveries and ideas. Pascal lived from 1623 to 1662 due to his untimely death at the age of thirty nine. The scientific community grew enormously and Pascal was a great contributor to this growth. The growth in the scientific community is known as the Scientific Revolution. He lived in a time where an absolute monarch came into power, King Louis the XIV. Louis XIV was a believer in “one king, one law, and one faith” (Spielvogel, 2012). Pascal saw the destruction of protestant practices in France and the growth and acceptance of scientific discoveries. He used the scientific method to refine previous experiments that were thought to be logical but Pascal proved otherwise and eventually led to Pascal’s Law. He spent his life devoted to two loves: God and science. Within his book, “Pensees,” Pascal argues and shares his thoughts about God, science, and philosophy.
Born in 1483 in Saxony, Eisleben Luther originally studied law before turning to the religious field. In 1505 he joined the monastery of the Augustinian friars at Efurt and was ordained as a priest in 1507. Luther went on to study at the University of Wittenberg where he would later become a professor. L...
Martin Luther was a German theologian whose writings prompted the beginning of the Reformation in Germany. He was born to Hans and Margarete Luther on November 10th, 1843, in Eisleben, Germany. At the age of 18, in 1501, he enrolled into the University of Erfurt. During a terrible thunderstorm at Erfurt, he prayed to St. Anna and promised that, if he came out of the storm alive, he would become a monk. After surviving the storm however, Luther regretted this promise, but still joined a monastery in 1505, becoming an Augustinian friar. In 1510, he visited Rome on behalf of a number of Augustinian monasteries, and was disgusted by the corruption that he found there. After this visit to Rome, Luther became increasingly troubled by his faith, so during studying and teaching theology, after being made a Doctor of Theology at the University of Wittenberg in 1512, he began to ...