Peter of Spain

Peter of Spain (thirteenth century) is a Spanish author of Tractatus a standard textbook on logic, and until recently credited with a number of works on medicine. He also wrote Summule logicales magistri Petri Hispani (Collection of Logic Matters of Master Peter of Spain) which has a large volume of manuscripts and printed editions. This is a strong indication his work enjoyed great success throughout European universities well into the seventeenth century.

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Spanish - Logic - Medicine - Europe

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However, Peter's true identity remains unknown. It was assumed for some time he was a Portuguese man who in 1276 became Pope John XXI. An earlier theory asserted the author of the Tractatus was Spanish, and a member of the Dominican order. Other theories from the fifteenth century point to Petrus Ferrandi Hispanus (d. between 1254 and 1259), or a Black Friar from the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century.

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Portuguese - 1276 - Pope John XXI - Dominican order - Petrus Ferrandi Hispanus - Black Friar

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