Corderius (Latinized form of the name Mathurin Cordier; c. 1479 – 8 September 1564), was a French-born theologian, teacher, humanist, and pedagogian active in Geneva, Republic of Geneva. He taught at the School of Lausanne (now the University of Lausanne), where he was a director.
Cordier was born to a peasant family in La Perrière, Normandy. He completed his theological studies at Paris. Once he was a priest he exercised his ministry at a parish of Ruan and continued his studies, especially focused on grammar.
Teaching at Franceedit
He gave up his priestly functions near 1540 when Paris, having heard of his competence, called him for teaching grammar in diverse locations. In 1523, Cordier was admitted to the College of la Marche as the Chair of Rhetoric. He taught John Calvin, and Calvin dedicated his Commentaries on the Epistle to the Thessalonians to him. In 1528 Cordier took charge of the Grammar School of Navarre. He taught in various locations in France, never stopping at any city for a long time.
In 1553, while he was directing the School at Nevers, he came back to Paris where he met Robert Estienne. Estienne was a lexicographer and Protestant printer, who edited the works of Mathurin Cordier and convinced him to convert to Protestantism. He married Thomasse Pelet, and they had a daughter named Suzanne.
Exile in Switzerland: Geneva and Neuchâteledit
Denounced for his ideas, Corderius fled France in 1536 or 1537 and took refuge in the Republic of Geneva. There he taught alongside Calvin and William Farel. Corderius was in charge of a class in the School of de Rive. Over the next few years he saw rising hostility toward Protestants. He left the city and joined William Farel in Neuchâtel. Corderius was named as the director of the schools of the town.
Teaching at Lausanneedit
In October 1545 the Vaud appointed Corderius as director the School of Lausanne. He held that position 1545 to 1547. At the same time,[1] Corderius was a teacher and director at the "Twelve," a boarding school. The state paid for the living costs of the pupils, who were allowed to confess or go on with their ministries. The boarding school was suppressed in 1587, same year the Academy was inaugurated. The state granted Corderius a retirement pension in recognition of his 12 years of service. During this period Pierre Viret acted as Corderius' pastor.
Corderius was a brilliant pedagogian and grammarian who contributed much to the recognition of pedagogy, rhetoric, and linguistics.
Return to Geneva and last yearsedit
In 1559, Corderius left the Vaud with Pierre Viret[2] and Theodore Beza. They went to Geneva because of difficulties with the government of Berne. Once in Geneva, Corderius met John Calvin again. In 1562 the Geneva Council offered Corderius another teaching position, and he accepted. Thus Corderius spent the last period of life as he had twenty years before, teaching a class. He died on September 8 of 1564. Corderius was buried at the cemetery of Plainpalais, as he wished, near the presumed location of Calvin's tomb (Calvin did not want the location of his tomb to be known).
He possessed special tact and liking for teaching children, and wrote several books for them; the most famous is his Colloquia (Colloquiorum scholasticorum libri quatuor), which has passed through innumerable editions, and was used in schools for three centuries after his time.[3] Cordier continued teaching at Bourdeaux and Paris.
He also wrote:
Principia Latine loquendi scribendique, sive selecta quaedam ex Epistolis Ciceronis
De Corrupti Sermonis apud Gallos Emendatione et Latine loquendi Ratione
On the Corrpution of Enmendation of the Word. This work had many French editions, some from the famous editor Rovillius among others. On the Spanish translations of this work, the scholar González Echeverría[4][5] proved at ISHM[6] that Michel de Villeneuve (better known as Michael Servetus) carried out this task in the edition of 1551, at the workshop of a friend, the printer Jean Frellon.[7] These translations were anonymous, just like his Distichs of Cato. Michael de Villeneuve had to be careful, for Corderius and the printer Robert Estienne I (who printed many of Corderius' works) were very close to Calvin, and were also part of the Geneva Council.
De Corrupti Sermonis apud Gallos Emendatione et Latine loquendi Ratione
Remontrances et exhortations au roi et aux grands de son royaume[3]
Referencesedit
^Jules Bonnet Le testament de Mathurin Cordier dans le volume 17 de la Société de l'Histoire du Protestantisme Français
^Louis Polla, Rues de Lausanne, Lausanne, éditions 24 heures, 1981, 191 p. (ISBN2826500503)
^ abOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Corderius". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 138.
^Michael Servetus Research 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine Website on the works by Michael Servetus, including his translations of Mathurin Cordier's works
^2011 "The love for truth. Life and work of Michael Servetus", (El amor a la verdad. Vida y obra de Miguel Servet.), printed by Navarro y Navarro, Zaragoza, collaboration with the Government of Navarra, Department of Institutional Relations and Education of the Government of Navarra, 607 pp, 64 illustrations.
^2011 September 9th, Francisco González Echeverría VI International Meeting for the History of Medicine, Barcelona.New Discoveries on the biography of Michael De Villeneuve (Michael Servetus) & New discoverys on the work of Michael De Villeneuve (Michael Servetus)
^2000 "Find of new editions of Bibles and of two 'lost' grammatical works of Michael Servetus" and "The doctor Michael Servetus was descendant of jews", González Echeverría , Francisco Javier. Abstracts, 37th International Congress on the History of Medicine, September 10–15, 2000, Galveston, Texas, U.S.A., pp. 22-23.
October 27, 2023
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Corderius Latinized form of the name Mathurin Cordier c 1479 8 September 1564 was a French born theologian teacher humanist and pedagogian active in Geneva Republic of Geneva He taught at the School of Lausanne now the University of Lausanne where he was a director CorderiusBornMathurin Cordierc 1479 La Perriere Normandy FranceDiedSeptember 8 1564 aged 84 85 GenevaOccupation s Theologian teacher humanist pedagogian Contents 1 Studies 2 Teaching at France 3 Exile in Switzerland Geneva and Neuchatel 4 Teaching at Lausanne 5 Return to Geneva and last years 6 ReferencesStudies editCordier was born to a peasant family in La Perriere Normandy He completed his theological studies at Paris Once he was a priest he exercised his ministry at a parish of Ruan and continued his studies especially focused on grammar Teaching at France editHe gave up his priestly functions near 1540 when Paris having heard of his competence called him for teaching grammar in diverse locations In 1523 Cordier was admitted to the College of la Marche as the Chair of Rhetoric He taught John Calvin and Calvin dedicated his Commentaries on the Epistle to the Thessalonians to him In 1528 Cordier took charge of the Grammar School of Navarre He taught in various locations in France never stopping at any city for a long time In 1553 while he was directing the School at Nevers he came back to Paris where he met Robert Estienne Estienne was a lexicographer and Protestant printer who edited the works of Mathurin Cordier and convinced him to convert to Protestantism He married Thomasse Pelet and they had a daughter named Suzanne Exile in Switzerland Geneva and Neuchatel editDenounced for his ideas Corderius fled France in 1536 or 1537 and took refuge in the Republic of Geneva There he taught alongside Calvin and William Farel Corderius was in charge of a class in the School of de Rive Over the next few years he saw rising hostility toward Protestants He left the city and joined William Farel in Neuchatel Corderius was named as the director of the schools of the town Teaching at Lausanne editIn October 1545 the Vaud appointed Corderius as director the School of Lausanne He held that position 1545 to 1547 At the same time 1 Corderius was a teacher and director at the Twelve a boarding school The state paid for the living costs of the pupils who were allowed to confess or go on with their ministries The boarding school was suppressed in 1587 same year the Academy was inaugurated The state granted Corderius a retirement pension in recognition of his 12 years of service During this period Pierre Viret acted as Corderius pastor Corderius was a brilliant pedagogian and grammarian who contributed much to the recognition of pedagogy rhetoric and linguistics Return to Geneva and last years editIn 1559 Corderius left the Vaud with Pierre Viret 2 and Theodore Beza They went to Geneva because of difficulties with the government of Berne Once in Geneva Corderius met John Calvin again In 1562 the Geneva Council offered Corderius another teaching position and he accepted Thus Corderius spent the last period of life as he had twenty years before teaching a class He died on September 8 of 1564 Corderius was buried at the cemetery of Plainpalais as he wished near the presumed location of Calvin s tomb Calvin did not want the location of his tomb to be known He possessed special tact and liking for teaching children and wrote several books for them the most famous is his Colloquia Colloquiorum scholasticorum libri quatuor which has passed through innumerable editions and was used in schools for three centuries after his time 3 Cordier continued teaching at Bourdeaux and Paris He also wrote Principia Latine loquendi scribendique sive selecta quaedam ex Epistolis Ciceronis De Corrupti Sermonis apud Gallos Emendatione et Latine loquendi Ratione On the Corrpution of Enmendation of the Word This work had many French editions some from the famous editor Rovillius among others On the Spanish translations of this work the scholar Gonzalez Echeverria 4 5 proved at ISHM 6 that Michel de Villeneuve better known as Michael Servetus carried out this task in the edition of 1551 at the workshop of a friend the printer Jean Frellon 7 These translations were anonymous just like his Distichs of Cato Michael de Villeneuve had to be careful for Corderius and the printer Robert Estienne I who printed many of Corderius works were very close to Calvin and were also part of the Geneva Council De Corrupti Sermonis apud Gallos Emendatione et Latine loquendi Ratione De Corrupti Sermonis Emendatione Libellus De syllabarum quantitate Conciones sacrae viginti rex Galliae Catonis disticha de moribus with Latin and French translation Remontrances et exhortations au roi et aux grands de son royaume 3 References edit Jules Bonnet Le testament de Mathurin Cordier dans le volume 17 de la Societe de l Histoire du Protestantisme Francais Louis Polla Rues de Lausanne Lausanne editions 24 heures 1981 191 p ISBN 2826500503 a b nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Corderius Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 7 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 138 Michael Servetus Research Archived 2012 11 13 at the Wayback Machine Website on the works by Michael Servetus including his translations of Mathurin Cordier s works 2011 The love for truth Life and work of Michael Servetus El amor a la verdad Vida y obra de Miguel Servet printed by Navarro y Navarro Zaragoza collaboration with the Government of Navarra Department of Institutional Relations and Education of the Government of Navarra 607 pp 64 illustrations 2011 September 9th Francisco Gonzalez Echeverria VI International Meeting for the History of Medicine Barcelona New Discoveries on the biography of Michael De Villeneuve Michael Servetus amp New discoverys on the work of Michael De Villeneuve Michael Servetus 2000 Find of new editions of Bibles and of two lost grammatical works of Michael Servetus and The doctor Michael Servetus was descendant of jews Gonzalez Echeverria Francisco Javier Abstracts 37th International Congress on the History of Medicine September 10 15 2000 Galveston Texas U S A pp 22 23 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Corderius amp oldid 1181110757, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
