John Argyropoulos

John Argyropulos (medium Greek Ιωάννης Ἀργυρόπουλος, Argiropulo, Giovanni; * 1415 in Constantinople Opel, † June 26, 1487 in Rome ) was a Byzantine humanist.

Life

Between 1437 and 1439 he came with Basilius Bessarion in the Byzantine imperial entourage to Italy and took part in the Council of Ferrara / Florence. In the years 1441-1444 he studied philosophy at the University of Padua and received his doctorate there. Then he taught 1448-1453 in Constantinople Opel at Catholicon Museion. After the siege of Constantinople Opel ( 1453) by the Turks, he traveled several times by Italy. Anno 1454 he visited the school in Mistra Georgios Gemistos Plethon. Two years later, he sent Thomas Palaiologos to Italy, France and England to draw attention to the fate of the prisoners by the Turks Greeks there. Between 1457-71 and 1477-81, he taught philosophy at the studio in Florence Marsilio Ficino on the page. In the years 1471-77 and 1481-87 he was on appeal by Pope Sixtus IV teacher at the justified by Andreas Johannes Laskaris Greek Academy in Rome.

His students included Angelo Poliziano, Lorenzo I de ' Medici, Bartolomeo Platina and Johannes Reuchlin. He also translated writings, among others, Aristotle and wrote a paper on the output of the Holy Spirit, which marks him as a follower of the Church Union.