Albicus was born at
Uničov,
Moravia, and entered the
University of Prague when quite young, taking his degree in
medicine in 1387. Desiring to pursue the study of
civil and
canon law with more profit, he went to
Italy and received the
Doctor's degree in 1404, at
Padua. On his return to Prague, he taught medicine for twenty years in the university. He was appointed physician-in-chief to
Wenceslaus IV, who recommended him as successor to the
archdiocese of Prague, on the death of its incumbent in 1409. The canons appointed him to the position, although reluctantly. Albicus held it only four years, and when he resigned, in 1413,
Conrad of Vechta was elected in his place. Albicus later received the Priory of Vyšehrad and the title of
Archbishop of Caesarea. He was accused of favouring the new doctrines of
Jan Hus and
John Wycliffe. He retired to
Hungary during the
Hussite war, and died there, in 1427. He left three works on medical subjects, which were published after his death:
Praxis medendi;
Regimen Sanitatis;
Regimen pestilentiæ (Leipzig, 1484–87). == References ==