John Chrysoloras
John Chrysoloras was a relative of Manuel Chrysoloras, (variously described as his nephew, brother or son) who like him had studied and taught at Constantinople and then migrated to Italy. There he was influential in spreading Greek letters in the West. He married Manfredina Doria, daughter of Hilario Doria. He was a patron and teacher of fellow Renaissance humanist Francesco Filelfo, who married his daughter Theodora (d.1441/1442).[1]One of their daughters, Theodora, married Francis Filelfos.[2]
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[edit]- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, 1911. Volume V06, p. 320
- ↑ Μαργαρίτης Δήμιτσας (1900). Ο Ελληνισμός και η διάδοσις αυτού εις την Ιταλίαν και την λοιπήν Ευρώπην κατά τον μέσον αιώνα : Η προ αυτής πνευματική κατάστασις της Ευρώπης και της Βυζαντινής Αυτοκρατορίας : Η αναγέννησις των γραμμάτων και οι συντελεσταί αυτής φυγάδες λόγιοι Έλληνες : Μετά 5 εικόνων προτεταγμένων και παραρτήματος επιτεταγμένου. Εν Αθήναις: Εκ του Τυπογραφείου των Βιβλιεμπορικών Καταστημάτων Αποστολοπούλου. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2010-11-20. σελ. 48
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chrysoloras, Manuel". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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