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Vincent of Beauvais
A 13th-century French Dominican and encyclopedist, famed for his great work Speculum Maius, whose Speculum Historiale systematically compiled histori…
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- c. 1184–1220Beauvais · PicardyBorn near Beauvais in Picardy, France, he received a basic education in his youth before entering the Dominican Order, where he systematically studied theology and natural knowledge in the convent environment, laying the foundation for his later encyclopedic work.
- c. 1220–1260Monasteries and courts of northern France · FranceOver several decades he compiled the Speculum Maius, including the Speculum Doctrinale, Speculum Naturale, and Speculum Historiale, extensively collecting and organizing classical and contemporary Latin texts, becoming a model of 13th-century European knowledge synthesis.
Sources
- Vincent of Beauvais https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vincent-of-Beauvais
- Speculum maius — Vincent of Beauvais https://www.britannica.com/topic/Speculum-maius