Ludovicus Vives

Ludovicus Vives (1473-1540) was a Spanish humourist. Ludovicus Vives is a short name in Latin for Joannes Ludovicus Vives. His Spanish name was Juan Luis Vives y March. He was born in Valentia, Spain and studied at Paris. He wrote against scholasticism, taught at Oxford, and was imprisoned for opposing Henry VIII's divorce. He died at Bruges, now in Belgium.

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