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Lambertus de Monte, alsoLambertus de Monte Domini orLambert of Cologne (Dutch:Lambertus van 's-Heerenbergh; c. 1430/5–1499), was amedievalscholastic andThomist.
Originally from's-Heerenberg (Monte Domini), he went to theUniversity of Cologne in 1450, where he was taught by his uncleGerhardus de Monte, and received hisMaster of Arts in 1454, holding an arts professorship there from 1455 until 1473, when he became adoctor of theology. He then taught in the faculty of theology until his death.
He wrote several Thomist commentaries onAristotle, including thePhysics,De anima, and thelogica nova, most of which were printed in Cologne during his lifetime or shortly thereafter. He was a defender of the Thomistic interpretation of Aristotle against that ofAlbert the Great and his followers. He was a member of theSchola Coloniensis of Thomists. Notably, he argued for Aristotle's salvation against the scholarly consensus that Aristotle was inHell. He also wrotecopulata (introductory logical analysis) ofPeter of Spain. Besides Thomas and Gerhardus, he was influenced byHenry of Gorkum, Gerhardus' teacher. After Henry and Gerhardus, he was the third doctor of thebursa Montana, a college of students and faculty living in common.
