Johannes Scotus Eriugena Philosopher

Johannes Scotus Eriugena (/dʒoʊˈhæniːz, -ˈhænɪs ˈskoʊtəsˌ ˈskɒtəs ɪˈrɪdʒənə/; c. 815 – c. 877) was an Irish theologian, neoplatonist philosopher, and poet. He wrote a number of works, but is best known today, and had most influence in subsequent centuries, for having translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius.

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Birth date	January 01, 0815
Birth place	Gaelic Ireland
Date of death	January 01, 0877
Place of death	England in the Middle Ages , France in the Middle Ages
Era	Medieval philosophy
Main interest	Metaphysics Free will Logic

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influenced	Alain de Lille Amalric of Bena Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Hildegard of Bingen Nicholas of Cusa Thomas Aquinas Berengar of Tours School of Chartres Honorius Augustodunensis Peter Damian
influenced by	Augustine of Hippo Plato Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite Maximus the Confessor Boethius Cappadocian Fathers
philosophical school	Neoplatonism
region	Western philosophy