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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Heraclea Pontica
- Place of death
- Constantinople
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Native language
- medieval Greek
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Student of
- John XIII of Constantinople
- Field of work
- occultism
- Image
- GregorasNic.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1295-01-01
- date of death
- 1360-01-01
- writing language
- medieval Greek
- birth name
- Νικηφόρος Γρηγορᾶς
- name in native language
- Νικηφόρος Γρηγορᾶς
- P13311
- 96 BC
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Nikephoros Gregoras Nicephorus Gregoras (/ˈɡrɛɡərəs/; Greek: Νικηφόρος Γρηγορᾶς, Nikēphoros Grēgoras; c. 1295 – 1360) was a Byzantine Greek astronomer, historian, and theologian. His 37-volume Roman History, a work of erudition, constitutes a primary documentary source for the 14th century.
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