Basilios Bessarion

Bessarion was a Byzantine Greek Renaissance humanist, theologian, Catholic cardinal and one of the famed Greek scholars who contributed to the revival of letters in the 15th century. He was educated by Gemistus Pletho in Neoplatonic philosophy and later served as the titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople.

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Who was born first?

• Basilios Bessarion was born 1 year after Nezahualcóyotl
• Basilios Bessarion was born 3 years after Gennadius Scholarius
• Basilios Bessarion was born 4 years before Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara
• Basilios Bessarion was born 4 years before Lorenzo Valla
• Basilios Bessarion was born 5 years after Theodoros Gaza

Timeline

1. Theodoros Gaza1398–1475
2. Gennadius Scholariuscirca 1400 – circa 1473
3. NezahualcóyotlApril 26, 1402 – June 4, 1472
4. Basilios Bessarion (this page)January 2, 1403 – November 18, 1472
5. Leonello d'Este, Marquis of FerraraSeptember 21, 1407 – October 1, 1450
6. Lorenzo Valla1407 – August 1, 1457

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