Adrianus Turnebus
Illustration — Adrien Turnèbe Adrianus Turnebus (Adrien Turnèbe or Tournebeuf; 151212 June 1565) was a French classical scholar.
Adrianus Turnebus

Mariel García-Montes · Photographed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Institute Archives and Special Collections · CC0
- Born
- 1512 · Les Andelys.
- Died
- 1565 · Paris.
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- France
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- printer · linguist · poet · university teacher · classical scholar · translator · philosopher · humanist
- Fields
- commentary · translation · essay
- Movements
- humanism
- Education
- Collège de France
- Teachers
- Jacques Toussain
- Languages
- Latin · Middle French
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Illustration — Adrien Turnèbe Adrianus Turnebus (Adrien Turnèbe or Tournebeuf; 151212 June 1565) was a French classical scholar.
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Adrianus Turnebus studied at Collège de France. Training under Jacques Toussain is recorded. Henri Estienne and Gilbert Génébrard are recorded as having studied under Adrianus Turnebus. The recorded working language is Latin and Middle French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are commentary, translation and essay. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Employment is recorded with Collège de France and University of Toulouse (1896-1968). Positions recorded include university teacher.
Turnebus was born in Les Andelys in Normandy. At the age of twelve he was sent to Paris to study, and attracted great notice by his remarkable abilities. After having held the post of professor of belles-lettres in the University of Toulouse, in 1547 he returned to Paris as professor (or royal reader) of Greek at the College Royal. In 1562 he exchanged this post for a professorship in Greek philosophy. In 1552 he was entrusted with the printing of the Greek books at the royal press, in which he was assisted by his friend, Guillaume Morel. Joseph Justus Scaliger was his pupil. He died of tuberculosis on 12 June 1565 in Paris. Montaigne wrote that he "knew more and better, what he knew, than any man in his age or of many ages past". He was the father of Odet de Turnèbe.
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His works chiefly consist of philological dissertations, commentaries (on Aeschylus, Sophocles, Theophrastus, Philo and portions of Cicero), and translations of Greek authors into Latin and French. His son Étienne published his complete works in three volumes (Strassburg, 1600), and his son Adrien published his Adversaria, containing explanations and emendations of numerous passages by classical authors.

This is a photograph of the second page of the second of the two letters to Hypatia included in the first print edition of Synesius' works (edited and printed by Adrian Turnèbe in 1553). This photograph was taken at the Institute Archives of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mariel García-Montes · Photographed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Institute Archives and Special Collections

This is a photograph of the first page of the first of the two letters to Hypatia included in the first print edition of Synesius' works (edited and printed by Adrian Turnèbe in 1553). This photograph was taken at the Institute Archives of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mariel García-Montes · Photographed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Institute Archives and Special Collections
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1512
Adrianus Turnebus born at Les Andelys.
1565
Adrianus Turnebus died at Paris.
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Turnebus, Adrianus, Brill’s New Pauly Supplements I - Volume 6 : History of classical Scholarship - A Biographical DictionaryCrossref registry
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Adrianus Turnebus studied at Collège de France. He trained under Jacques Toussain. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
His work is associated with humanism. He was employed by Collège de France and University of Toulouse (1896-1968). Recorded position is university teacher. He worked at Paris. Recorded as printer, linguist, poet, university teacher and classical scholar.
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