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Theodoric of Freiberg
German theologian and physicist
Theodoric of Freiberg[1] (; c. 1250 – c. 1311) was a German member of the Dominican order and a theologian, philosopher, and physicist.
He was named provincial of the Dominican Order in 1293, Albert the Great's old post. He is considered one of the notable philosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages based on his career and writings.[2]
Early life
Theodoric became a Dominican friar very early on in his life, and he studied and taught at the local convent in Freiberg around the year 1271 (Teske 2003).
How did theodoric the great dieHe lived around the time of Albert the Great (1193 to 1280) (Fuhrer 1992) and was greatly inspired by him. Though other philosophers at this time followed in Albert’s footsteps as well, Theodoric “showed the most marked tendency to Albert’s universality of interests” (Fuhrer 1992).
From the dates of Albert’s life, we can assume that Theodoric was still young when Albert’s career was almo