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Nicolaus Vernulaeus (1583–1649) was a professor at the University of Leuven and an important Neo-Latin playwright.[1]

Nicolaus Vernulaeus
Native name
Nicolas de Vernulz
Born(1583-04-10)10 April 1583
Robelmont, Duchy of Luxembourg
Died6 January 1649(1649-01-06) (aged 65)
Leuven, Duchy of Brabant
Occupationprofessor
LanguageLatin
Alma materUniversity of Cologne
PeriodBaroque
GenreNeo-Latin drama

Life


Nicolas de Vernulz (later Latinized Nicolaus Vernulaeus) was born at Robelmont, near Virton in the Duchy of Luxembourg, on 10 April 1583. He studied at the University of Cologne, matriculating in 1601 and graduating Master of Arts. In 1610 he succeeded Jean-Baptiste Gramaye as public professor of eloquence at the University of Leuven.[2]

In 1618 he took the degree of Licentiate of Sacred Theology in Leuven, and in 1619 became the first president of the newly opened Luxembourg College at the university. In 1646 he succeeded Erycius Puteanus as Professor of Latin at the Collegium Trilingue and was named councillor and imperial historiographer to Ferdinand III.

He died in Leuven on 6 January 1649.


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References


  1. J. Depuydt, "Nicolaus Vernulaeus" in: Jan Bloemendal and Chris Heesakkers, eds., Bio-bibliografie van Nederlandse Humanisten. Digital edition DWC/Huygens Instituut KNAW (The Hague, 2009).
  2. R. De Vocht, "Vernulaeus ou Vernulz (Nicolas)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 26 (Brussels, 1936-1938), 676–682.



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