Conrad Goclenius

Conrad Goclenius
Born	1490 Mengeringhausen
Died	1539 Leuven
Occupation	Humanist, Teacher

Conrad Goclenius (or in German "Conrad Wackers" or "Conrad Gockelen") was a Renaissance humanist, and Latin scholar, and the closest confidant of humanist Desiderius Erasmus, who was born in Mengeringhausen in the Landgraviate of Hesse in 1490, and died in Leuven in January 25, 1539.

Little is known of his youth, except that as a child he attended the school of humanist Alexander Hegius von Heek in Deventer. In November 1510 he enrolled at the University of Cologne, and later moved on to Old University of Leuven. He became Master of Arts November 10, 1515, and then supported himself by private teaching. In 1518 he was ordained to an ecclesiastical benefice. In October 1519, he succeeded Adrianus Barlandus as Latin teacher at the Collegium Trilingue, where he taught such luminaries such as Jacques De Crucque and Andreas Masius. He kept this chair until his death in 1539, after which he was succeeded by Petrus Nannius. As a Latin scholar, he was responsible for educating an entire generation of excellent Latin scholars.

Although originally he did not support his candidacy, Erasmus quickly became fond of Goclenius. He praised his mastery of classical languages and teaching in many of his letters (including one to Thomas More). When Erasmus moved to Basel in autumn 1521, Goclenius became his agent and trusted man in Leuven and the Low Countries. Erasmus had originally intended to quickly return to Leuven, though he never did.

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