Matthias Qualle
Matthias Qualle (1470–1518; Slovenized as Matija Hvale),{{cite journal |last1=Sodnik-Zupanec |first1=Alma |title=Filozofija Matija Hvalè |journal=Naša sodobnost |date=1958 |volume=60 |issue=5 |page=392 |url=https://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-UNMLX841/fd44fa9a-9eb1-442b-afe5-056c820ffa3c/PDF |accessdate=July 21, 2020}} was a Slovene philosopher. Between 1502 and 1514 he taught philosophy at the University of Vienna's Faculty of Arts, and in 1510 he served as the faculty's dean.Simoniti, Primož. 1979. Humanizem na Slovenskem in slovenski humanisti do srede XVI. stoletja. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica.
Life and work
Qualle was born in Vače, in present-day Slovenia. He started studying at Vienna in 1491, where he became a teacher. He was a mentor to, and later a colleague of, the Swiss humanist and reformer Joachim Vadian.Sodnik, Alma. 1975. Izbrani filozofski spisi. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica.
In 1513, his Commentarii in parvulum philosophiae naturalis (On the Origins of the Philosophy of Nature) was printed in Hagenau. It is considered the first known printed book written by a Slovene author. Qualle died in Vienna.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Qualle, Matija}}
Category:15th-century philosophers
Category:16th-century philosophers
Category:Slovenian philosophers