Alcuin

Alcuin of York, also called Ealhwine, Alhwin, or Alchoin, was an Anglo-Saxon scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York, Northumbria, who was active in the Carolingian Empire in the 8th century. He was born around 735 and became the student of Archbishop Ecgbert at York.

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Who was born first?

• Alcuin and Georgios Syncellus were born the same year
• Alcuin was born 9 years after Abu Yusuf
• Alcuin was born 15 years after Śāntarakṣita
• Alcuin was born 27 years before Saichō
• Alcuin was born 28 years before Han Yu

Timeline

1. Śāntarakṣita725–788
2. Abu Yusuf731–798
3. Alcuin (this page)circa AD 740 – May 19, AD 804
4. Georgios Syncellus740–810
5. SaichōSeptember 15, AD 767 – June 26, AD 822
6. Han YuAD 768 – December 25, AD 824

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