Hündler, Veit, approximately 1400-approximately 1471
Carmelite friar and theologian who served as provincial of Germany and Hungary. He was active in Vienna and in Pécs and Oradea in Hungary. He left behind a manuscript that showcases his wide-ranging theological interests and includes 12 didactic poems that he wrote or translated into German, a compiled book on horse medicine, and some alchemical/medical advice for humans.
- HMML ID
- 703285661934
- PURL
- LC name
- Hündler, Veit, approximately 1400-approximately 1471
- HMML name
- Hündler, Veit, approximately 1400-approximately 1471
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Huendler, Veit
- Huendler, Vitus
- Hüendler, Veit
- Veit, de Wyenna
- Veit, Hündler
- Vitus, Huendler
Name elements
- Given names
- Veit
- Family names
- Hündler
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1400~
- Death date
- 1471~
- Centuries
- 15th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Honorary titles
- Provincial ● Titular bishop of Vidun
- Languages
Affiliations
- Affiliation
General notes
- Description
- ca. 1400 - 1471; OCarm; Briefbuch; Elf Sprüche; active Vidin, Wien; variants: Huendler, Vitus; Hüendler, Veit; Veit, Hündler; Veit, de Wyenna; Vitus, Huendler
- Citations
- "Hündler, Veit," CERL Thesaurus, accessed January 22, 2024, https://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00297565.
- Description
- Entered Carmelite order in Vienna, became provincial for Germany and Hungary; titular bishop of Bodon (1447); lived in Vienna, bishop's courts in Hungary; vicar in Pécs, Oradea; wide-ranging theological interests; 12 didactic poems that he wrote or translated into German; compiled a book on horse medicine, and some alchemical/medical advice for humans
- Citations
- Gerhard Eis, "Hündler, Veit" in Neue Deutsche Biographie 9 (1972), 740 [Online-Version], https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd102573433.html#ndbcontent.
- Description
- Born in Burgenland, probably in Sopron (Hungary); studied theology in Vienna, joined Carmelites, was provincial of German-Hungarian province; auxiliary bishop in Pécs from 1447; died after 1471
- Citations
- "Hündler, Veit," Geschichtsquellen des deutschen Mittelalters, accessed January 22, 2024, https://www.geschichtsquellen.de/autor/5664.
- Citations
- 5935 (Stift Klosterneuburg. Bibliothek, Codex Claustroneoburgensis 941), Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Preferred citation
"Hündler, Veit, approximately 1400-approximately 1471." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified August 12, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/person/703285661934
Change notes
- Date added
- 2024-01-22
- Last edited
- 2024-08-12