Albrecht von Eyb

One of the earliest German humanists, born in 1420 near Anabach in 
Franconia; died in 1475. After preliminary studies at Erfurt he 
went to Italy and devoted himself to humanistic study at the 
Universities of Pavia and Bologna. He returned to Germany in 1451, 
having in the meantime been appointed canon at Eichstatt and 
Bamberg. From 1452 to 1459 he was again a student at Bologna, 
winning the degree of doctor of canon and civil law. He was also 
honoured by an appointment as chamberlain to Pius II. After his 
return to Germany he resided chiefly at Eichstatt. In 1462 he