Theodorus Gaza Writer

Not to be confused with Dorotheus of Gaza.Theodorus Gaza or Theodore Gazis (Greek: Θεόδωρος Γαζῆς, Theodoros Gazis; Italian: Teodoro Gaza; Latin: Theodorus Gazes), also called by the epithet Thessalonicensis (in Latin) and Thessalonikeus (in Greek) (c. 1398 – c. 1475), was a Greek humanist and translator of Aristotle, one of the Greek scholars who were the leaders of the revival of learning in the 15th century (the Palaeologan Renaissance).

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Theodorus Gaza
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1400
Birth nameTheodorus Gaza
Birth place
Ottoman Empire , Thessaloniki , Thessalonica (theme) , Rumelia Eyalet , Byzantine Empire
Ethnicity
Greeks
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1475
Place of death
Italy , Calabria , Kingdom of Naples , San Giovanni a Piro

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