Wysz, Peter, 1354?-1414
Polish canonist, theologian, and lawyer who studied law in Padua, then became a master of the faculty of arts at Prague and served as the first chancellor of the university in Kraków. He was a councilor to Queen Jadwig and King Władysław II, acting as ambassador to the Council of Pisa in 1409.
- HMML ID
- 817946240735
- PURL
- LC name
- Wysz, Peter, -1414
- HMML name
- Wysz, Peter, 1354?-1414
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Peter, von Polen
- Peter, von Radolin
- Peter, von Radolina
- Petrus Polonus
- Petrus, de Radolin
- Petrus, Wysz de Radolin
- Piotr Wysz Radoliński
- Piotr, z Radolina
- Radoliński, Piotr Wysz
- Wisch, Peter
Personal information
- Death date
- 1414
- Centuries
- 14th century CE ● 15th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Honorary titles
- Bishop of Kraków ● Bishop of Poznań
- Languages
Affiliations
- Graduate of
- Affiliation
General notes
- Description
- "Petrus (or Piotr) Wysz (d. 1414), a Padua-trained lawyer, who was a notable figure in the political and ecclesiastical life of Poland in the years on either side of 1400. Having become master of the faculty of arts at Prague University, he played an important part in the establishment of the University of Cracow, of which he was the first chancellor. Bishop of Cracow and Posen, he was also a councillor to Queen Jadwig and her husband King Władysław II, serving the latter as ambassador to the Council of Pisa in 1409."
- Citations
- Margaret Harvey, "Paulus Anglicus," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, September 23, 2004, https://doi-org/10.1093/ref:odnb/21596.
- Description
- Born ca. 1354; appointed Bishop of Kraków in 1392; appointed bishop of Poznań in 1412; died Sept. 30, 1414
- Citations
- David M. Cheney, "Bishop Piotr Wysz Radoliński," Catholic Hierarchy, accessed August 25, 2022, https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bwyszp.html.
- Description
- 1354-1414. Geburtsjahr ca.; author of Speculum aureum
- Citations
- "Petrus, de Radolin," CERL Thesaurus, accessed August 25, 2022, https://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00404170.
Preferred citation
"Wysz, Peter, 1354?-1414." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified August 25, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/person/817946240735
Change notes
- Date added
- 2022-08-25
- Last edited
- 2022-08-25