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Gaza, Theodore

Born: Salonica c.1398/1410/1415

Died: Calabria 1475/1476

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Theodore Gaza was a fifteenth-century Byzantine scholar and translator. He was highly respected as an expert on Aristotle. His work influenced Renaissance and early modern scholars interested in Aristotle’s biological works. Gaza introduced a new method of translating and editing ancient texts which influenced translators and editors. He was associated with some of the most famous and influential Italians.

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  1. Department of Philosophy, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, 15703, Zografou, Greece

    Georgios Steiris

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  1. University of Verona, Mantova, Italy

    Marco Sgarbi

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Steiris, G. (2015). Gaza, Theodore. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_47-1

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