Gemistus Pletho

Tags: Philosopher.

Georgius Gemistus (Greek: Γεώργιος Γεμιστός; c. 1355–1452/1454) later called Plethon or Pletho (Greek: Πλήθων) was a Greek scholar of Neoplatonic philosophy. He was one of the chief pioneers of the revival of Greek learning in Western Europe.

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birth date

1355-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth place

Constantinople

death date

1452-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

death place

Mystras

era

Renaissance

influenced

Marsilio Ficino, Italian Renaissance, Basilios Bessarion, John Argyropoulos, Cosimo de' Medici

influenced by

Plato

main interest

Zoroastrianism, Ancient Greek religion, The Republic (Plato)

philosophicalSchool

Neoplatonism