Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464) was one of the most illustrious figures of the fifteenth century. Trained as a canonist, he first made his mark in political thought. Later, Nicholas became a papal envoy, a cardinal and an original speculative thinker. His ideas of learned ignorance, coincidence of opposites and enfolding / unfolding still attract attention today.

The American Cusanus Society, founded in 1983, promotes the study of Nicholas and his times. It holds sessions at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University in May of each year, and it has held conferences at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and at the Catholic University of America.  [List of major publications of the Society.]

The Society also publishes a newsletter. It is affiliated with the Institute for Cusanus Research, University of Trier and the Japanese Cusanus Society.

The most authoritative edition of Nicholas' works is the Heidelberg Academy edition:
 
Nicolai de Cusa opera omnia iussu et auctoritate Academiae litterarum heidelbergensis ad codicum fidem edita (Leipzig 1932- 2006) [Felix Meiner Verlag].
 
Documents written by Cusanus or illustrating his life can be found in:
 
Acta cusana: Quellen zur Lebensgeschichte des Nikolaus von Kues, ed. E. Meuthen & H. Hallauer (Hamburg, 1976- ) [Felix Meiner Verlag].

Selected Translations [Chronological Table]

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Cusanus Bibliographie [http://urts173.uni-trier.de/~leicht/bib/]

Ashgate Publishing Group page for the American Cusanus Society: www.ashgate.com/ACS
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The Society is sponsoring 2 sessions and the Watanabe Lecture by E. Ann Matter at the 48th Annual Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 9-12, 2013.