Juan Luis Vives
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Summary
Juan Luis Vives was born on March 6, 1492[1], in Valencia[2]. He died on May 6, 1540[3], in Bruges[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], pedagogue[6], Renaissance humanist[7], university teacher[8], and teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,150 views/month, #7,221 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of death: May 6, 1540[11]
- Place of burial: St. Donatian's Cathedral[12]
- Mother: Blanca March Almenara[13]
- Spouse: Margarita Valldaura[14]
- Country of citizenship: Spain[15]
- Occupation: humanist[16], philologist[17], scholar[18]
- Employer: University of Oxford[19]
- Educated at: University of Paris[20], University of Valencia[21]
- Student: Gabriel Mudaeus[22]
- Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[23]
- Sex or gender: male[24]
- Movement: humanism[25]
- Commons category: Luis Vives[26]
- Family name: Vives[27]
- Given name: Juan Luis[28]
- Work location: Southern Netherlands[29]
- Student of: Gaspar Lax[30]
- Depicted by: Q59825525[31]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[32], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[33], BEIC Digital Library[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World[39], Contemporaries of Erasmus (vol. 3)[40]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[41]
- Commons Creator page: Luis Vives[42]
- Birth name: Juan Luis Vives y March[43]
- Name in native language: Joan Lluís Vives i March[44]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Juan Luis Vives include Xarxa Vives d'Universitats[45], an institution[46], in Spain[47], founded in 1994[48], headquartered in Castellón de la Plana[49]; 11363 Vives[50], an asteroid[51]; and Luis Vives Award[52], an award[53], in Spain[54].
Why It Matters
Juan Luis Vives has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Works attributed to him include The Education of a Christian Woman[57], a literary work[58]. Entities named for him include Xarxa Vives d'Universitats[45], an institution[46], in Spain[47], founded in 1994[48], headquartered in Castellón de la Plana[49]; 11363 Vives[50], an asteroid[51]; and Luis Vives Award[52], an award[53], in Spain[54].
FAQs
Where was Juan Luis Vives born?
Juan Luis Vives's place of birth was Valencia[2].
Where did Juan Luis Vives die?
Juan Luis Vives died in Bruges[4].
Who were Juan Luis Vives's parents?
Juan Luis Vives's mother was Blanca March Almenara[13].
Who was Juan Luis Vives married to?
Juan Luis Vives's spouses include Margarita Valldaura[14].
What did Juan Luis Vives do for work?
Juan Luis Vives worked as a philosopher[5], pedagogue[6], Renaissance humanist[7], university teacher[8], and teacher[9].
Where did Juan Luis Vives go to school?
Juan Luis Vives was educated at University of Paris[20] and University of Valencia[21].