Manuel Chrysoloras
Manuel Chrysoloras | |
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Manuel Chrysoloras portrayed by Paolo Uccello in 1408. Drawing currently preserved in the Louvre Museum, Paris. | |
| Born | c. 1350 |
| Died | 15 April 1415 |
| Nationality | Byzantine Greek |
| Occupation(s) | 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 |
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.