biography
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Nicholas or Nicolaus of Cusa
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pronunciation:
[kyooza]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1401–64)
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| biography:
| Cardinal and philospher, born in Cusa, W Germany. He studied at Heidelberg and Padua, and took a prominent part in the Council of Basel. Ordained in 1440, he became a cardinal in 1448, and as papal legate visited Constantinople to promote the union of the Eastern and Western Churches. A Renaissance scientist in advance of his time, he wrote on astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and biology. |
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