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Macropedius was born as Joris van Lanckvelt in [[Gemert]] (Northern Brabant, the Netherlands) in 1487.<ref>{{cite web |title=Macro Economics |url=https://www.members.tripod.com/commanderijcollege/giebels/macro_eng.html |website=Tripod |access-date=2025-02-11}}</ref> Little is known about his boyhood. After having attended the parish school, Joris van Lanckvelt moved to [['s-Hertogenbosch]]. Here, he attended the local grammar school. Joris lived in one of the boarding-houses of the [[Brothers of the Common Life]], who were followers of the [[Modern Devotion]]. In 1502, at the age of fifteen, he became a member of the fraternity and prepared for a career in teaching. About ten years later he was ordained and started teaching Latin at the municipal grammar school. In the years 1506–1510 he had already started writing plays in [[Renaissance Latin]] for his students. The first drafts of his drama ''Asotus'' (The [[Prodigal Son]]) date from this period. He took on a classic name, as was the custom among sixteenth century humanists. ''Joris'' became Georgius and ''Van Lanckvelt'' was translated into Macropedius.