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Manuel Chrysoloras
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Byzantine Greek scholar, diplomat, and professor (c. 1350–1415)
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Manuel Chrysoloras, known in his native language as Μανουήλ Χρυσολώρας, was a male philosopher, translator, writer, and philologist from the Byzantine Empire. Born in Constantinople around 1350, he studied under Demetrios Kydones. He wrote in medieval Greek and is the author of works including *Emanvelis Chrysolorae bysantini, viri doctiss*, *Engcheridion grammatikēs eisagōgēs ek diaphorōn sungrapheōn syllēphthen*, *Vergelijking tussen het oude en het nieuwe Rome*, *Erōtēmata Chrysolōra*, and *Erotemata Guarini ex Chrysoloræ libello maiusculo cum interpretatione latina*.
Chrysoloras taught students such as Coluccio Salutati, Palla Strozzi, Leonardo Bruni, and Ambrose Traversari. He participated in the Council of Constance, where he died on September 15, 1415. His life and work have been described in sources including the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca. 1350
- Died
- 1415
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Emanvelis Chrysolorae bysantini, viri doctiss
- Engcheridion grammatikēs eisagōgēs ek diaphorōn sungrapheōn syllēphthen
- Erotemata parva Emanvelis Chrysolorae byzantini uiri praestantissimi, parua quidem, sed literarum studiosis longe utilissima
- Erōtēmata tou Chrysolōra. Peri anōmalōn rhēmatōn. Peri schēmatismou tōn chronōn ek tōn Chalcondulou[.] To tetarton tou Gazē, peri syntaxseōs. Peri egklētikōn. Gnōmai monostichoi ek diaphorōn poiētōn. Katōn. Erōtēmata tou Gouarinou. = Erotemata Chrysolorae. De anomalis uerbis. Deformatione temporu[m] ex libro Chalcondylæ. Quartus Gazæ de constructione. De encleticis. Sententiæ monostichi ex uarijs poetis. Cato. Erotemata Guarini. De tribubus Atheniensium. Et Symorijs
- Vergelijking tussen het oude en het nieuwe Rome
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1350 , Constantinople , Byzantine Empire
- Died
- 15 April 1415, Free imperial city of Constance , (modern-day Konstanz , Germany )
- Occupations
- Diplomat, educator, scholar, and professor
- Years active
- 1390–1415
- Known for
- Translating works of Homer , Aristotle , and Plato into Latin
- Notable work
- Erotemata Civas Questiones
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Constantinople
- Place of death
- Constance
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- medieval Greek
- Participant in
- Council of Constance
- Student of
- Demetrios Kydones
- Image
- Manuel Chrysoloras - Imagines philologorum.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of death
- 1415-00-00
- student
- Coluccio Salutati
- date of birth
- 1350-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- writing language
- medieval Greek
- name in native language
- Μανουήλ Χρυσολώρας
- Commons category
- Manuel Chrysoloras
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Manuel Chrysoloras, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Manuel (or Emmanuel) Chrysoloras (Greek: Μανουὴλ Χρυσολωρᾶς; c. 1350 – 15 April 1415) was a Byzantine Greek classical scholar, humanist, philosopher, professor, and translator of ancient Greek texts during the Renaissance. Serving as the ambassador for the Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos in medieval Italy, he became a renowned teacher of Greek literature and history in the republics of Florence and Venice, and today he's widely regarded as a pioneer in the introduction of ancient Greek literature to Western Europe during the Late Middle Ages.
Biography
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