Andronicus Callistus

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Andronicus Callistus was one of the most able Greek scholars of the 15th century.

Born in Thessalonica he worked as a professor in Rome, Bologna, Florence and Paris, although he also traveled extensively in northern Europe and eventually died in the Kingdom of England in 1476.

Among his works is a defence of Theodore of Gaza's positions against the criticisms of Michael Apostolius (Andronicus Callistus Defensio Theodori Gazae adversus Michaelem Apostolium).[1][2]

[edit] Known works

  • Andronicus Callistus Defensio Theodori Gazae adversus Michaelem Apostolium

[edit] References

  1. ^ Paul Botley, The Books of Andronicus Callistus, 1475-76, Warburg Institute
  2. ^ William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 1853, p.176

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