Definition of gabriel biel in English English dictionary
born 1420, Speyer [Germany] died Dec. 7, 1495, Tübingen, Württemberg German philosopher, economist, and Scholastic theologian. He became professor at the University of Tübingen (1484). His Collectorium circa IV libros sententiarum presented the teachings of William of Ockham; the work influenced followers known as Gabrielistae. His economic theories favoured fair taxation and price control. See also Scholasticism