Andreas, James

a reformer of Wirtemberg, and chancellor of the University of Tübingen; B. 1528; D. 1590. Andreas, JOHN, a famous canonist of Florence. His austerity was such that he was said to have lain upon the bare ground for twenty years, with nothing to cover him but a bear-skin. He had a daughter of great beauty and learning, who was accustomed to lecture to his students during his absence, concealed behind a curtain, that the attention of the auditors might not be taken off by her beauty. Her name was Novella, and in her honor he called one of his commentaries The Novella. D. of the plague, 1348. Andreas berg, a town of Hanover, in the Hartz, 10 m. from Clausthal. It is situated in a district which has mines of iron, cobalt, copper, and silver. Pop . 4,300.