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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hugh of St. Victor - English
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Medieval philosopher, theologian, and mystical writer; b. 1096, at the manor of Hartingham in Saxony; d. 11 March, 1141. The works of Derling and of Hugonin leave no doubt that Mabillon was mistaken in declaring his birthplace to be Ypres in Flanders. He was the eldest son of Conrad, Count of Blankenburg. His uncle, Reinhard who had studied in Paris under William of Champeaux, had on his return to Saxony been made Bishop of Halberstadt.

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Hugh of St.-Victor - English
URL: http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/glossary/hugh.html

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Hugh of St.-Victor, the founder of the Victorine school of theology/spirituality, was born c. 1096, possibly in Saxony, since he was educated at Halberstadt. He and his uncle Reinhardt entered St.-Victor in 1115, and in 1133, Hugh became its abbot. He wrote on a number of topics, including grammar, philosophy, history, and geometry. He commented on the writings of Dionysius, and in his exegesis of Scripture, he examined the history and the literal meaning to draw out the theological meaning.

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Hugh of Saint Victor. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 - English
URL: http://www.bartleby.com/65/hu/HughStVi.html

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1096–1141, French or German philosopher and theologian, a canon regular of the monastery of St. Victor, Paris, from c.1115. In 1133 he was made head of the monastery school, which became under him one of the principal centers of learning in medieval France.

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Bookish - English
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In 1128, when Hugh of Saint Victor wrote the first book on the art of reading, the method of learning he practiced was all but obsolete. In 1993, when Ivan Illich published In The Vineyard of the Text: A Commentary to Hugh's Didascalicon, the same could be said to be true.

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