Kempis — is a surname, and may refer to:* Gus Kempis (1865 1890), South African Test cricketer * Joannes Florentius a Kempis (circa 1635 1711), Baroque composer * Thomas à Kempis (circa 1380 1471), late Medieval Catholic monk … Wikipedia
Kempis — Kempis, Thomas, s. Thomas a Kempis … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Kempis — Kempis, Thomas K., s.u. Thomas … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Kempis — Kempis, Thomas a, s. Thomas von Kempen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Kempis — Kempis, beato Tomás de … Enciclopedia Universal
Kempis — [kem′pis] Thomas à (born Thomas Hamerken or Hammerlein) 1380? 1471; Ger. monk & scholar … English World dictionary
Kempis — biographical name Thomas à see thomas a kempis … New Collegiate Dictionary
Kempis — n. family name; Thomas à Kempis (c.1379 1471), German writer and ecclesiastic … English contemporary dictionary
Kempis, Thomas à — Kem·pis (kĕmʹpĭs), Thomas à. See Thomas à Kempis. * * * … Universalium
KEMPIS, Thomas A (1379/1380–1471) — Monk and scholar. Thomas A. Kempis studied with the congregation of the Brethren of the Common Life in the city of Deventer, became a priest, and spent most of his life in the monasteryAgnietenberg near Zwolle. His life was devoted to the… … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands