https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1406.7417/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40908787urn:hackerpapers:mention:1406.7417:40908787Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:44:00 GMT<p>No. Why do you think he was required to verbally bow and scrape? The sample letters here show nothing more than ornate politeness. His brilliance was known in his own time and he was respected and established at court. Whether he saw advantage in this connection for financial, social or purely altruistic reasons is debatable, but it is presumptive I think to declare subservience. More exploration of the possible context and relationship between them here: https://arxiv.org/abs/1406.7417v1 (Edit: paper also linked earlier in another comment in this thread)</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1406.7417/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>math.HOhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40904740urn:hackerpapers:mention:1406.7417:40904740Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:19:11 GMT<p>There&#x27;s a paper that touches on the question https://arxiv.org/abs/1406.7417v1 and fails to give a definitive answer, but a formal arrangement to prepare her for her role as princess-abbess in Herford seems likely.</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1406.7417/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>math.HO