!!!Nikolaus von Cues Cusanus, Kues, eigentlich N. Crypffs-Krebs

b. Kues an der Mosel (Germany), 1401, 
d. Todi (Italy), Aug. 11, 1464, theologian, humanist. 1432 at the 
Council of Basle, 1450 Bishop of Brixen/Bressanone, came into conflict 
with Duke  Sigmund of Tyrol, had to leave his diocese in 1458, was 
vicar general in Rome and papal legate. 1960 a Cusanus society was 
founded in Bernkastel-Kues.

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Editions: Schriften des N. v. C., ed. by E. Hoffmann, 3 vols., 
1949-1955; N. v. K. Philosophisch-theolog. Schriften, ed. by L. 
Gabriel, 3 vols., %%sup 2/%1982.

!Literature
K. Jaspers, N. v. C., 1964; W. Baum, N. C. in Ti., 1983; 
G. Pick, N. v. K., %%sup 2/%1994; K.-H. Kandler, N. v. K., 1995; N. 
Winkler, N. v. K. zur Einfuehrung, 2001; K. Flasch, N. Cusanus, 2001.



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