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Adam Tanner (in Latin, Tannerus) (April 14, 1572May 25, 1632) was an Austrian Jesuit professor of mathematics and philosophy. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105 in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ...


He was born in Innsbruck, Austria. In 1589 he joined the Society of Jesus and became a teacher. By 1603 he was invited to take the chair of theology at the University of Ingolstadt. Fifteen years later he was given a position at the University of Vienna by the Emperor Matthias. Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... Theology (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογια, logia, words, sayings, or discourse) is reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... The University of Ingolstadt was founded in 1472 by Louis the Rich, duke of Bavaria at the time. ... The University of Vienna (German: Universität Wien) in Vienna, Austria is the oldest university in the current Austro-Hungarian domain; it formally opened in 1365. ... Holy Roman Emperor Mathias Mathias, Holy Roman Emperor (1612-1619) was born in Vienna on February 24, 1557 and died in Vienna on March 20, 1619. ...


He was noted for his defense of the Catholic church and their practices against Lutheran reformers as well as the Utraquists. His greatest work was the Universa theologia scholastica, published in 1626-1627. The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... The Utraquists (Both-kinders) were moderate followers of Jan Hus, who maintained that the Eucharist should be administered to the people in both kinds, i. ...


He died at the village of Unken near Salzburg, and rests in an unmarked grave. Apparently the parisioners refused to give him a Christian burial because a "hairy little imp" was found on a glass plate among his possessions. Salzburg is a city in western Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg (population 150,000 in 2006). ... Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). ... For the musician, see Burial (musician). ... An imp is a mythological being similar to a fairy, frequently described in folklore and superstition. ...


Tannerus crater on the Moon is named for him. Tannerus is a small lunar crater that is located in the rugged southern highlands of the Moon. ... Apparent magnitude: up to -12. ...


Bibliography

  • Anatomiæ confessionis augustanæ, 1613, Ingolstadt.
  • Astrologia sacra, 1615, Ingolstadt.
  • Apologia pro Societate Iesu ex Bohemiae regno : Ab eiusdem regni statibus religionis sub utraque publico decreto immerito proscripta, 1618, Vienna.
  • Universa theologia scholastica, 1627, Ingolstadt.

References

  • Molitor and Erasmus, The History of the Devil: The Abolition of Witch-Prosecution

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