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The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Engelbert

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Edition of 1920. See also Engelbert of Admont on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer.

1630353The Encyclopedia Americana — Engelbert

ENGELBERT, Bohemian monastic author: b. Völkersdorf, Styria, about 1250; d. 1331. He received his education at Prague and Padua, entered the order of the Benedictines and in 1297-1327 was abbot of Admont, Styria. He is best known to scholars through his Roman history; entitled ‘De Ortu, Progressu et Fine Imperii Romani,’ which has gone through numerous editions. For other works of this author consult ‘Thesaurus Anecdotorum Novissimus’ (1721) and ‘Bibliotheca Ascetica Antiquo-nova’ (1723-25).