Petrus Ramus

Petrus Ramus
Born
Pierre de La Ramée

1515
Died26 August 1572(1572-08-26) (aged 56–57)
Paris[1]
NationalityFrench
EducationCollège de Navarre
Notable workAristotelicae Animadversiones
EraRenaissance philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolRenaissance humanism
Ramism
InstitutionsCollège de France
ThesisQuaecumque ab Aristotele dicta essent, commentitia esse (Everything that Aristotle has said is false) (1536)
Academic advisorsJohannes Sturm
Notable studentsTheodor Zwinger
Main interests
Logic, educational reform
Notable ideas
Ramism
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Petrus Ramus (French: Pierre de La Ramée; Anglicized as Peter Ramus /ˈrməs/; 1515 – 26 August 1572) was a French humanist, logician, and educational reformer. A Protestant convert, he was a victim of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.