PHILOSOPHER

Manuel Chrysoloras

1355 - 1415

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Chrysoloras is the 558th most popular philosopher, the 529th most popular biography from Türkiye and the 33rd most popular Turkish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Manuel Chrysoloras ranks 558 out of 1,267. Before him are Ammonius Hermiae, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, Sergei Bulgakov, Al-Shahrastani, Eric Voegelin, and Nicos Poulantzas. After him are Silvia Federici, John Austin, Liu Bowen, Tom Regan, Daisaku Ikeda, and Zoilus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1355, Manuel Chrysoloras ranks 7. Before him are Gemistus Pletho, Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, Mircea I of Wallachia, Gülçiçek Hatun, Konstantin Dejanović, and Theodore I Palaiologos. After him are Melchior Broederlam, Konrad von Jungingen, Dorothea of Bulgaria, Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York, and Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1415, Manuel Chrysoloras ranks 8. Before him are Jan Hus, Owain Glyndŵr, Philippa of Lancaster, Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, Louis, Duke of Guyenne, Anthony, Duke of Brabant, and Charles I of Albret. After him are Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, John I, Duke of Alençon, Philip II, Count of Nevers, and Edward III, Duke of Bar.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Manuel Chrysoloras ranks 529 out of 1,347. Before him are Jacob Baradaeus (505), Philip I Philadelphus (-125), Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi (1609), Despina Khatun (1438), Ilona Zrínyi (1643), and Theodore II Laskaris (1221). After him are Mark of Ephesus (1392), John IV of Constantinople (600), Şehzade Korkut (1467), Drastamat Kanayan (1884), Simeon Stylites the Younger (521), and George of Pisidia (580).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Manuel Chrysoloras ranks 33. Before him are Nicephorus Gregoras (1295), Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Eubulides (-500), George Pachymeres (1242), Themistius (317), and Metrodorus of Lampsacus (-331). After him are Alcidamas (-450), Bardaisan (154), Crates of Mallus (-200), Diogenes of Oenoanda (200), Nausiphanes (-400), and Maximus Planudes (1260).

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