Jacob van Hoogstraaten
Flemish Dominican theologian and controversialist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Jacob van Hoogstraten was a Flemish Dominican theologian and controversialist. Education, professor Van Hoogstraten was born in Hoogstraten, Burgundian Netherlands . He studied the classics and theology with the Dominicans at Old University of Leuven. In 1485 was among the first in the history of that institution to receive the degree of Master of Arts. He there entered the order, and after his ordination to the priesthood in 1496, he matriculated in the University of Cologne to continue his theological studies. At the general chapter held in 1498 at Ferrara he was appointed professor of theology at the Dominican college of Cologne. In 1500 he was elected prior of the Dominican convent in Antwerp. On the expiration of his term of office he returned to Cologne, where, in February, 1504, he received the degree of Doctor of Theology. At the general chapter of the Dominican Order held in Pavia in 1507 he was made regent of studies, and thereby became professor of theology at the university. His vast theological attainments and his natural ability to impart knowledge made him an exceptionally successful teacher.
