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Henry Ercole (died 1764) was a minor Maltese mediaeval philosopher who specialised mainly in ethics and logic.〔Mark Montebello, ''Il-Ktieb tal-Filosofija f’Malta'' (''A Source Book of Philosophy in Malta''), PIN Publications, Malta, 2001, Vol. I, pp. 146f.〕 He enjoyed great esteem from his contemporaries, both as an administrator and a philosopher. ==Life== It is still unclear where Ercole was born in Malta or when. He was a Dominican friar, for sure, but it not known where he completed his initial studies, whether in Malta, Sicily or elsewhere. The first time we come across documentary evidence about him is when, in 1711, he was Master of Studies at the ''Studium Generale'' of the Dominicans at Rabat, Malta. Four years later, in 1715, he held the same office at Trapani, Sicily. For some unknown reason, some time between 1716 and 1718 Ercole was expelled from Sicily by royal decree, and returned to Malta. He acquired his Baccalaureate in theology between 1718 and 1722. In this latter year, Ercole was appointed Master of Studies at the Dominican ''Collegium Generale'' of Valletta, Malta. A year later, in 1723, he became Master of Theology. In 1724, Ercole’s life took a turn when he was chosen as Prior Provincial of the Dominican province of Sicily (which included also Malta). This was at Caltanisetta, and Ercole was the first Maltese Dominican friar to achieve such a position. He remained in this office for two years, up till 1726, then returned to Malta. He lived at the convent of Valletta, where, in 1734, he was chosen as Prior of the community. Ercole was twice the Vicar-General of the Maltese Dominicans on behalf of the Sicilian Prior Provincial. The second time was between 1738 and 1741. Throughout this whole period, at least from 1711 onwards, Ercole never stopped teaching philosophy and theology. He was particularly close to the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitallers, Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, who consistently showered upon him innumerable favours. This stands as witness to Ercole’s position of high regard. Unfortunately, no portrait of him has been discovered as yet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Ercole」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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