Nicholas Leonicus Thomaeus | |
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Born | February 1, 1456 |
Died | 1531 (aged c. 75) |
Nationality | Venetian (Greek parentage) |
Occupation(s) | Scholar, professor of philosophy at the University of Padua |
Notable work | Opuscula |
Nicholas Leonicus Thomaeus (Italian: Niccolò Leonico Tomeo, Greek: Νικόλαος Λεόνικος Θωμεύς; 1456–1531) was a Greek teacher of philosophy at the University of Padua in the Republic of Venice.[1][2]
Thomaeus was born to a Greek family in Venice, Italy on February 1, 1456.[3][4][5][6] He studied Greek philosophy and literature under the guidance of Demetrios Chalkokondyles in Florence, Italy.[3][6] In 1497, the University of Padua chose Thomaeus as its first official lecturer on the Greek text of Aristotle.[2][4][6] In 1504, he was elected to succeed Giorgio Valla as headmaster of Greek in Venice but Thomaeus did not take the position seriously.[6] He was succeeded as headmaster by Marcus Musurus in 1512.[6] Beginning in 1524, Thomaeus published series of philosophical discussions in the Latin language.[4] He was admired by scholars such as Desiderius Erasmus for his philology.[5] When the University of Padua was reopened after the wars of the League of Cambrai, Thomaeus taught at the school until he died on March 28, 1531.[6]
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