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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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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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