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8 [1514 ox publications for the press. He published the famous Narrenschiff in 1494. In 1500 he returned to Strasburg, his native town, for the remainder of his life; and held there the offices first of Syndic and in 1503 of Secretary to the Magistrates. See Schmidt, i, with a good bibliography, and ADB. 13. Sturmius] (ro August 1489—30 Oct. 1553) of a good Strasburg family, a kinsman of Wimpfeling. He studied in Heidelberg (1501-4) and then under Zasius at Freiburg; where he still was in r511 (MHE. i. 8) Wimpfeling desired to guide him into theological studies, but he inclined to the life of politics and diplomacy. To this he obtained an entry in 1517, and perhaps before, as secretary to the Palgrave Henry, Provost of Strasburg Cathedral; in whose service he discharged several missions. In 1524 he left the Provost and was elected a member of the Council of Strasburg. Thenceforward he played a brilliant part in the politics of Germany during the Reformation; with which he wasin considerable measure in sympathy. See Zoannis Sturmii consolatio ad senatum Argentinensem de morte . . Iacobi Sturmi, 1553; and ADB. Erasmus mentions him with commendation in the Nowwm Instrumentum (ii. 555). Rappius] Vicar of Strasburg Cathedral, and friend of Beatus Rhenanus, who in 1515 dedicated to Rapp his edition of Seneca’s Ludus de morte Claudii Caesaris (BRE. 44). He was useful in procuring a MS. of Tertullian for Beatus’ edition of 1521 (BRE. 179 and 207). Aucuparius] Thos. Vogler (+4 March 1532) of Obernai, also called Didymus and Myropola. After travelling in Italy, in 1501 he was almoner of Strasburg Cathedral and poet laureate. Beatus Rhenanus dedicated to him some of Baptista of Mantua’s poems, Schiirer, 20 June 1510 (BRE. 17); and Vogler’s own literary work ineluded an edition of some unpublished writings of Poggio (1511) and a Terence for schools (Feb.1511),besidesnumerous verses in books published by his friends, and a commendatory letter for Fries’ edition of Ptolemy, dated re Jan. 1522. In 1524 the citizens of Strasburg nominated him for a proposed commission to dispute with the Reformers. His last years were spent in the convent of Stephansfeld, near Strasburg. See Schmidt, ii. 14. Rudalfingius] John of Rudolfingen (? near Trullikon in Canton Zurich), Vicar of Strasburg Cathedral], to which in 1505 he presented a collection of MSS. He was famed ag a musician, and Nachtgall’s Musicae Institutiones (1515) are dedicated to him. Gerbell dates the preface to a Terence (Schürer, Jan. 1516) ‘ex aedibus Rudalphingii, studiosorum Moecenatis,’ and in a preface to Philostratus’ Vitae Sophistarum (Schiirer, March 1516) speaks of his numerous friends. Erasmus found him again at Strasburg in Sept. 1518 (Lond. v. 25, LB. 357). See Schmidt, ii. Tielerus] mentioned also in the list referred to in 1. 2 n. Heldungus] (c. 1486-1561) of Obernai, afterwards steward to the Cathedral Chapter at Strasburg, See Schmidt, i, and BRE. 305. 15. Guida] of Schlettstadt, a pupil of Wimpfeling, whom he helped in the production of Aeneas Sylvius’ Germania, Strasburg, Beck, 16 June 1515. He appears in Hoy. p. 288, as a defender of good learning; cf. Böcking, p. 386. Gebulerius] (c. 1473—21 June 1545), of Horburg, near Colmar. He studied in Paris (B.A. 1491-2); then matriculated at Basle (1492) and was a pupil of Brant; but returned to Paris to complete his course (M.A. 1495). In 1498 he was schoolmaster at Breisach; and in the end of I501 he succeeded Crato Hofman ag master of the celebrated school at Schlettstadt, where Boniface Amorbach,Beatus Rhenanus and John Sapidus were among his pupils. He was Cathedral schoolmaster at Strasburg, 1509-24 ; and then moved to the school at Hagenau (cf. BHR. xxii. 753), where he remained till he died. See Schmidt, li; G. Knod, Aus d. Bibliothek a. Beatus Rhenanus, p. 16; J. Gény, Die Reichsstadi Schletistadt, p. 55; and Striiver, Die Schule zu Schletistadt. Ruserius] of Ebersheimmiinster. He worked for Schtirer’s press (Lond. vi. 24, LB. App. 242 and 167), and was a friend of Beatus Rhenanus, who
