Alexander Neckam
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Education, Religion, Ethics, Science, Language, Linguistics, Philology
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Theology, Theologians, Teaching, Teachers, Scientists
- Curriculum: British History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
Article abstract: Neckam typifies the broadening humanistic interests of the twelfth century through his writing and teaching in many areas, including grammar, science, and theology.
Early Life
Alexander Neckam was born in 1157 at St. Albans in England. Little is known about his family except that his mother, Hodierna, was probably nurse to Richard the Lionhearted, the future King of England, who was also born in 1157. He began his education at the monastery school of St. Albans. His pleasant memories of the school as well as its high reputation suggest...
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