Pierre Mandonnet

Pierre Mandonnet
Born(1858-02-26)26 February 1858
Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Died4 January 1936(1936-01-04) (aged 77)
Le Saulchoir, Belgium
OccupationHistorian

Pierre Mandonnet (26 February 1858 – 4 January 1936) was a French-born, Belgian Dominican historian, important in the neo-Thomist trend of historiography and the recovery of medieval philosophy.[1][2] He made his reputation with a study of Siger of Brabant.[3]

Biography

Pierre Mandonnet was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dômeon 26 February 1858.[4][5]

In 1887 he was ordained as a priest, and from 1891 to 1919, was a professor of church history at the University of Fribourg. In 1902/03 he served as university rector.[6]

He died in Le Saulchoir on 4 January 1936.[4]

Works

  • Les Dominicains et la découverte de l'Amérique, (1893)
  • Siger de Brabant et l'averroïsme latin au xiiie siècle (2 volumes, 1908–11)
  • Des écrits authentiques de S. Thomas d'Aquin (Authentic Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas), Freibourg, (1910).
  • Bibliographie thomiste (1921) with J. A. Destrez, later edition 1960.
  • Dante le théologien ; introduction à l'intelligence de la vie, des œuvres et de l'art de Dante Alighieri (1935).[7]
  • Saint Dominique: l'idée, l'homme et l'oeuvre (1921); translated into English in 1944 as St. Dominic and his work (2 parts).[8]

Notes

  1. ^ "Handbook of Medieval Philosophy: Interpretations – Neo-Thomism". Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Handbook of Medieval Philosophy: Interpretations – The Professional Philosopher". Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  3. ^ "Jacques Maritain Center: Revival 12". Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  4. ^ a b Pierre Mandonnet (1858-1936): nom en religion Bibliothèque Nationale de France
  5. ^ The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers. The Encyclopedia Press. 1917. p. 111. Retrieved 23 September 2021 – via archive.org.
  6. ^ Mandonnet, Pierre Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse
  7. ^ Most widely held works by Pierre Mandonnet WorldCat Identities
  8. ^ St. Dominic and his work OCLC WorldCat
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