Eberhard of Béthune

Eberhard of Béthune (also known as Everard of Béthune, Évrard de Béthune, Éverard de Béthune, Ebrardus Bethuniensis or Bithuniensis, Eberhardus Bethuniensis, Eberard, Ebrard, Ebrad; died c. 1212)[1] was a Flemish[2] grammarian of the early thirteenth century, from Arras.

He was the author of Graecismus, a popular Latin grammatical poem, dated to c.

[4] His Laborintus is "an elaborate and critical treatise on poetry and pedagogics";[5] it is also known as De Miseriis Rectorum Scholarum.

He was also actively engaged against the Waldensians,[6] and wrote a book entitled Liber Antihaeresis (c. 1210) against them.

He is cited in Foxe's Book of Martyrs as to the etymology of the name.