Pope John Xxi (Peter of Spain)
c. 1215-1277
Spanish Physician and Pope
Perhaps the most famous of the medieval scientist-popes—men whose contributions to learning were as important as the fact ...
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Peter of Spain(13th Century)
Many medieval authors are referred to by the name of Peter of Spain. One Peter of Spain is the author of a standard textbook on logic, Tractatus (Tracts), a work that beca...
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Peter of Spain was born in Lisbon, Portugal, probably around 1205, or a bit earlier. It is likely that his father, Rebolo Julianus, was a nobleman and a man of some wealth. Peter studied the arts at t...
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Pope John Xxi (Peter of Spain)
Peter of Spain (13th Century)
Peter of Spain