Eberhard of Béthune (also known as Everard of Béthune, Évrard de Béthune, Éverard de Béthune, Ebrardus Bethuniensis or Bithuniensis, Eberhardus Bethuniensis, Eberard, Ebrard, Ebrad; d. c. 1212) [1] was a Flemish [2] grammarian of the early thirteenth century, from Arras. He was the author of Graecismus, a popular Latin grammatical poem, dated to c. 1212. [3] The name came from a short section on the Greek language. [4] His Laborintus is "an elaborate and critical treatise on poetry and pedagogics"; [5] it is also known as De Miseriis Rectorum Scholarum.
He was also actively engaged against the Waldensians, [6] and wrote a book Liber Antihaeresis (c 1210) against them. He is cited in Foxe's Book of Martyrs as to the etymology of the name. [7]
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Its name, Graecismus, was based upon a chapter, the eighth, devoted to the elementary study of Greek.
Eberhard of Béthune (also known as Everard of Béthune, Évrard de Béthune, Éverard de Béthune, Ebrardus Bethuniensis or Bithuniensis, Eberhardus Bethuniensis, Eberard, Ebrard, Ebrad; d. c. 1212) [1] was a Flemish [2] grammarian of the early thirteenth century, from Arras. He was the author of Graecismus, a popular Latin grammatical poem, dated to c. 1212. [3] The name came from a short section on the Greek language. [4] His Laborintus is "an elaborate and critical treatise on poetry and pedagogics"; [5] it is also known as De Miseriis Rectorum Scholarum.
He was also actively engaged against the Waldensians, [6] and wrote a book Liber Antihaeresis (c 1210) against them. He is cited in Foxe's Book of Martyrs as to the etymology of the name. [7]
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Its name, Graecismus, was based upon a chapter, the eighth, devoted to the elementary study of Greek.