Joachim Sterck van Ringelbergh

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1499 – 1556

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Who was Joachim Sterck van Ringelbergh?

Joachim Sterck van Ringelbergh was a Flemish scholar, humanist, mathematician and astrologer.

He is credited with inventing the term encyclopedia. More precisely, cyclopedia, in the book title Lucubrationes vel potius absolutissima kyklopaideia.

He is known also for his book on pedagogy, De Ratione Studii.

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Born
1499
Antwerp
Died
1556

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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