Basilios Bessarion, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Basilios Bessarion

byzantine priest and theologian

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1403

Place of Birth: Trabzon, Turkey

Date of Death: 18-Nov-1472

Profession: writer, diplomat, Catholic priest, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Basilios (or Basilius) Bessarion (Greek: ?as??e??? ??ssa????; 2 January 1403 – 18 November 1472), a Roman Catholic cardinal bishop and the titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople, was one of the illustrious Greek scholars who contributed to the great revival of letters in the 15th century.
He was educated by Gemistus Pletho in Neoplatonic philosophy.
Later, he became a Roman Catholic cardinal, and was twice considered for the papacy.
He has been mistakenly known also as Johannes Bessarion or Giovanni Bessarione due to an erroneous interpretation of Gregory III Mammas.



Alternative names	Dietrich de Bry, Theodoor de Bry, Dirk de Bry
Description	Southern Netherlandish engraver, draughtsman, editor and publisher
Date of birth/death	1528 / 1528	27 March 1598
Location of birth/death	Liège	Frankfurt
Work location	Liège, Straßburg, London, Frankfurt
Authority control	: Q708961 VIAF: 17251054 ISNI: 0000 0001 2099 3669 ULAN: 500003497 LCCN: n79060505 NLA: 35797381 WorldCat