John of Genoa or Johannes Balbus (died c. 1298) was an Italian grammarian and Dominican priest.
10-733: [REDACTED] Look up balbus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Balbus is Latin for "stammerer", and may refer to: Quintus Lucilius Balbus (fl. 100 BC), Stoic philosopher mentioned in the works of Cicero Marcus Atius Balbus , grandfather of the Roman emperor Augustus Lucius Cornelius Balbus (consul 40 BC) Lucius Cornelius Balbus (proconsul) Theatre of Balbus , built by Lucius Cornelius Balbus (proconsul) Johannes Balbus (died c. 1298), Italian lexicographer Steven Balbus , Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford University Balbus,
20-612: A character in The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw Balbus, a character in the Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot Mixophyes balbus , "Stuttering Frog" species ST Balbus , a Nigerian Government tugboat See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "Balbus" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles containing Balbus Baldus Bulbus (genus) , a genus of predatory sea snails Stutter (disambiguation) Stammer (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
30-423: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages balbus [REDACTED] Look up balbus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Balbus is Latin for "stammerer", and may refer to: Quintus Lucilius Balbus (fl. 100 BC), Stoic philosopher mentioned in the works of Cicero Marcus Atius Balbus , grandfather of
40-524: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Johannes Balbus At an advanced age, John gave away his wealth to the poor of Genoa and entered the Order of St Dominic . He is best known for his Latin grammar, Summa Grammaticalis , better known as the Catholicon , apparently the first Latin lexicographical work "to achieve complete alphabetization (from
50-426: The Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot Mixophyes balbus , "Stuttering Frog" species ST Balbus , a Nigerian Government tugboat See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "Balbus" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles containing Balbus Baldus Bulbus (genus) , a genus of predatory sea snails Stutter (disambiguation) Stammer (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
60-408: The Roman emperor Augustus Lucius Cornelius Balbus (consul 40 BC) Lucius Cornelius Balbus (proconsul) Theatre of Balbus , built by Lucius Cornelius Balbus (proconsul) Johannes Balbus (died c. 1298), Italian lexicographer Steven Balbus , Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford University Balbus, a character in The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw Balbus, a character in
70-467: The first to the last letter of each word)." This work is made up of treatises on orthography , etymology , grammar, prosody , rhetoric, and an etymological dictionary of the Latin language ( primae, mediae et infimae Latinitatis ). It was highly respected as a textbook for over a century after its publication, and received both excessive criticism and excessive praise. Erasmus was particularly critical of
80-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Balbus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balbus&oldid=1127629956 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
90-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Balbus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balbus&oldid=1127629956 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
100-531: The work, criticizing it in his works De Ratione Studiorum and Colloquia . Leandro Alberti wrote a defense of the Catholicon in response to these attacks. Peter Schöffer and Johann Fust published the Catholicon in 1450, and it was several times republished. Besides the Catholicon , John also wrote Liber Theologiae qui vocatur Dialogus de Quaestionibus Animae ad Spiritum and Quoddam opus ad inveniendum festa mobilia . A Postilla super Joannem and
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