Johannes, de Rupescissa, approximately 1300-approximately 1365

LC control no.	n 90674617
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Johannes, de Rupescissa, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	De Rupescissa, Johannes, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 Joannes, de Rupescissa, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 Johannes, de Rupescissa, ca. 1300-ca. 1365 Rochetaillade, Johannes de, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 Roquetaillade, Jean de, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 Rupe Scissa, Johannes de, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 Rupescissa, Johannes de, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 Johannes, von Roquetaillade, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 Johannes, aus Roquetaillade, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 Johann, vom Gespaltenen Felsen, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 Jean, de Roquetaille, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 Jean, de Rupescissa, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 Jean, de Aurillac, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 Johannes, von Aurillac, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 John, of Rupescissa, approximately 1300-approximately 1365 Giovanni, di Rupescissa, approximately 1300-approximately 1365
Other standard no.	0000000453051725
Birth date	1300~
Death date	1365~
Place of birth	Aurillac (France)
Field of activity	Alchemy Eschatology Christianity
Affiliation	Franciscans
Profession or occupation	Monks Alchemists
Found in	Benzenhöfer, U. Johannes' de Rupescissa Liber de consideratione quintae essentiae omnium rerum, deutsch, 1989: t.p. (Johannes de Rupescissa) p. 12, etc. (b. at turn of 14th cent.; d. ca. 1365; French Franciscan monk; also known as Jean de Roquetillade; wrote visionary books and 2 works on alchemy) Brit. Lib. Cat. (Joannes, de Rupescissa) Jöcher, 1750: col. 2315-2316 (Rupescissa, de (Johannes); ref. from Johannes, de Rupe Scissa; lists works; also called Rochetaillade or Roquetaillade) Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek, viewed February 7, 2024 (Johannes, von Roquetaillade ; Southern France Franciscan monk (joined the order in 1332) and alchemist, wrote essays on eschatology and alchemy-pharmacy ; fanatical advocate of poverty ; from 1344 almost exclusively in prison because of opposition to church authorities ; born ca. 1310 in Aurillac, died ca. 1365 ; variant names: Johannes aus Roquetaillade; Johann, vom Gespaltenen Felsen; Jean, de Roquetaille; Jean, de Rupescissa; Jean, de Aurillac; Johannes, von Aurillac; John, of Rupescissa; Giovanni, di Rupescissa) <https://d-nb.info/gnd/118875256>
Not found in	Encyc. Brit.; Encyc. Americana; Acad. Amer. Encyc.; Dict. des lettres fr. Le Moyen âge, 1964.