Martin Gerbert

Historian, Deceased Person

1720 – 1793

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Who was Martin Gerbert?

Martin Gerbert, German theologian, historian and writer on music, belonged to the noble family of Gerbert von Hornau, and was born at Horb am Neckar, Württemberg, on the 12th of August 1720.

He was educated at Freiburg im Breisgau, at Klingenau in Switzerland and at the Benedictine St. Blaise's Abbey in the Black Forest, where in 1737 he took the vows. In 1744 he was ordained priest, and immediately afterwards appointed professor, first of philosophy and later of theology. Between 1754 and 1764 he published a series of theological treatises, their main tendency being to modify the rigid scholastic system by an appeal to the Fathers, notably Augustine; from 1759 to 1762 he travelled in Germany, Italy and France, mainly with a view to examining the collections of documents in the various monastic libraries. In 1764 he was elected prince-abbot of St Blaise's, and proved himself a model ruler both as abbot and prince.

His examination of archives during his travels had awakened in him a taste for historical research, and under his rule St.

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Born
Aug 11, 1720
Horb am Neckar
Also known as
  • Герберт, Мартин
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Lived in
  • Baden-Württemberg
Died
May 3, 1793
Sankt Blasien

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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