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Nicholas of Cusa

(kyo̵̅o̅sə, -zə)

1401-64; Ger. cardinal, philosopher, & mathematician

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German prelate, scientist, and Neo-Platonist philosopher who emphasized the incompleteness of the human knowledge of God and nature.

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