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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE REFORMATION — THE REFORMATION OF THE UNIVERSITY: THE CASE OF WITTENBERG! ——o— GÁBOR ITTZÉS INTRODUCTION: THE FOUNDATION OF WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY (1502-1508) 1 garian Academy of Sciences. An earlier version was presented at the Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. My paper has benefited much from the responses there, and from my research at Bridwell Library. I am grateful to the Dean and faculty who participated in the discussion and especially to William J. Abraham, who was instrumental in making my visit possible. App. Appendix ‘Verzeichnis der Professuren an der Philosophischen Fakultat mit chronologischen Listen ihrer Inhaber (1502-1817) in H. Kathe, Die Wittenberger Philosophische Fakultät 1502-1817, Köln -— Weimar — Wien, Böhlau, 2002. 455-470, cited by the identification number of the professorship. UBW Urkundenbuch der Universität Wittenberg, 2 vols., W. Friedensburg (ed.), Magdeburg, Historische Kommission, 1926-1927. TRE Theologische Realenzyklopädie, 36+5 vols., G. Müller — G. Krause (gen. eds.), Berlin — New York, De Gruyter, 1976-2007. WABr D. Martin Luthers Werke: Briefwechsel, 18 vols. Weimar, Böhlau, 1930-1985. Of the rich literature on the early history of Wittenberg University and its faculties, see esp. FRIEDENSBURG, Walter, Geschichte der Universitat Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Niemeyer, 1917; FICKER, Johannes (ed.), Liber Decanorum: Das Dekanatsbuch der theologischen Fakultät zu Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Niemeyer, 1918-1923; BAUER, Karl, Die Wittenberger Universitätstheologie und die Anfänge der deutschen Reformation, Tübingen, Mohr, 1928; ALAND, Kurt - HARTwIG, Hans - Kıy, Rolf (eds.), Wittenberg: 1502-1817, vol. 1 of 450 Jahre Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 3 vols., Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-Universitat, 1952; JUnGHANSs, Helmar, Wittenberg als Lutherstadt, Berlin, Union, 1979. esp. 51-59 and 102-105; BRECHT, Martin, Martin Luther, 3 vols., J.L. Schaaf (trans.), Minneapolis, Fortress, 1985-1993, vol. 1., 107-123 and 275-297, vol. 2.,239-250, and vol. 3., 115-134; NUTTONn, Vivian, Wittenberg Anatomy, in O. P. Grell - A. Cunningham (eds.), Medicine and the Reformation, London — New York, Routledge, 1993, 11-32; SCHEIBLE, Heinz, Aristoteles und die Wittenberger Universitätsreform: + ]] +»