Editing Geert Groote (section)

=== Birth and education ===
[[File:Deventer7.JPG|upright=1.35|thumb|Museum Geert Grote Huis, Deventer (2016)]]
He was born in the [[Hanse]]atic city [[Deventer]] in the [[Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht|Bishopric of Utrecht]], where his father held a good civic position. He studied at [[Aachen]], then went to the [[University of Paris]] when only fifteen. Here he studied [[Scholasticism|scholastic]] [[philosophy]] and [[theology]] at the [[Collège de Sorbonne|Sorbonne]] under a pupil of [[William of Occam]]'s, from whom he imbibed the [[nominalist]] conception of philosophy; in addition he studied [[Canon law (Catholic Church)|Canon law]],<ref name=schrantz>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07036a.htm Schrantz, Charles. "Gerard Groote." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 15 Jun. 2013]</ref> [[medicine]], [[astronomy]] and even [[magic (paranormal)|magic]], and apparently some [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]. After a brilliant course he graduated in 1358.{{sfn|Butler|1911|p=614}} In 1362 he was appointed teacher at the Deventer chapter school.