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Juan Luis Vives

Type Figure Region Europe Time 1492–1540 Also known as Luis Vives

Juan Luis Vives (1492–1540), Spanish humanist, educator, and philosopher; master's degree from the Sorbonne in 1511, tutor to Prince Fernando, later …

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  1. 1511Paris · Kingdom of FranceVives completed his humanist studies and received a master's degree at the University of Paris, studying under a fellow Spaniard and coming into contact with the humanist scholarly tradition of Erasmus's circle, laying the foundation for his philosophy and educational thought.
  2. 1512–1514Bruges · FlandersVives was hired as tutor to Prince Fernando of Castile (son of Queen Juana), teaching classical languages and moral philosophy at the court in Bruges in the Netherlands, putting his humanist educational ideas into practice.
  3. 1515–1517Bruges · FlandersFacing Spanish religious persecution after his family's conversion to Christianity, Vives went into exile in the Netherlands, publishing in 1517 De initiis, sectis et laudibus philosophiae, a systematic survey of the history of philosophy that advocated humanist education.
  4. 1518–1520London · EnglandIn 1518 Vives went to England at the invitation of Thomas More and Cardinal Wolsey, teaching humanist courses to Princess Mary (later Mary I), joining England's humanist educational circle and corresponding with scholars such as Erasmus.

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