John Argyropoulos
John Argyropoulos (/ɑːrdʒɪˈrɒpələs/; Greek: Ἰωάννης Ἀργυρόπουλος Ioannis Argyropoulos; Italian: Giovanni Argiropulo; surname also spelt Argyropulus, or Argyropulos, or Argyropulo; c. 1415 – 26 June 1487) was a lecturer, philosopher and humanist, one of the émigré Greek scholars who pioneered the revival of classical Greek learning in 15th century Italy.
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John Argyropoulos as depicted by Domenico Ghirlandaio in 1481 in the Vocation of the Apostles fresco in the Sistine Chapel, Rome. | |
| Born | Ioannis Argyropoulos c. 1415 |
| Died | 1487 |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Education | University of Padua (Theol. Dr., 1444) |
| Era | Renaissance philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Renaissance philosophy Aristotelianism |
| Institutions | University of Constantinople (1448–1452) Neoplatonic Florentine Academy (1456–70) |
Main interests | Rhetoric, theology |
He translated Greek philosophical and theological works into Latin besides producing rhetorical and theological works of his own. He was in Italy for the Council of Florence during 1439–1444, and returned to Italy following the Fall of Constantinople, teaching in Florence (at the Florentine Studium) in 1456–1470 and in Rome in 1471–1487.
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