- Kempis
- Kem|pis, Thom|as à(1380-1471) a German ↑monk (=a member of a religious group of Christian men who live apart from other people) who is believed to have written The Imitation of Christ
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Kempis — is a surname, and may refer to:* Gus Kempis (1865 1890), South African Test cricketer * Joannes Florentius a Kempis (circa 1635 1711), Baroque composer * Thomas à Kempis (circa 1380 1471), late Medieval Catholic monk … Wikipedia
Kempis — ist der Name von Nicolaus à Kempis (* um 1600; † 1676), niederländisch belgischer Organist und Komponist Thomas von Kempen, lat. Thomas a Kempis (* um 1380 als Thomas Hemerken [Hämmerlein]; † 1471) Augustiner Chorherr und Mystiker, siehe Thomas… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Kempis — Kempis, Thomas, s. Thomas a Kempis … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Kempis — Kempis, Thomas K., s.u. Thomas … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Kempis — Kempis, Thomas a, s. Thomas von Kempen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Kempis — Kempis, beato Tomás de … Enciclopedia Universal
Kempis — [kem′pis] Thomas à (born Thomas Hamerken or Hammerlein) 1380? 1471; Ger. monk & scholar … English World dictionary
Kempis — biographical name Thomas à see thomas a kempis … New Collegiate Dictionary
Kempis — n. family name; Thomas à Kempis (c.1379 1471), German writer and ecclesiastic … English contemporary dictionary
Kempis, Thomas à — Kem·pis (kĕmʹpĭs), Thomas à. See Thomas à Kempis. * * * … Universalium
KEMPIS, Thomas A (1379/1380–1471) — Monk and scholar. Thomas A. Kempis studied with the congregation of the Brethren of the Common Life in the city of Deventer, became a priest, and spent most of his life in the monasteryAgnietenberg near Zwolle. His life was devoted to the… … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
