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Chalkokondyles, Theophilos

Born: 1486, Florence

Died: ca. 1511, Pavia

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Theophilos Chalkokondyles or Theophilos Tryfon Chalkokondyles or Theophilus Chalcondyles or Chalcocondyles (ca. 1486–1511) was the son of Demetrios Chalkokondyles and a disciple of the great Renaissance scholars Demetrios Chalkokondyles and Ianos Laskaris. His life and career ended unexpectedly, for he was murdered at a young age. Theophilos’ only known work is a commentary on Valerius Maximus’ Memorable Deeds and Sayings.

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  1. University of London, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, Surrey, UK

    Christina Kakkoura

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  1. Dept. of Philosophy a. Cultural Heritage, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia Dept. of Philosophy a. Cultural Heritage, Venezia, Italy

    Marco Sgarbi

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  1. Finnish Center of Political Thought & Conceptual Change, JYVÄSKYLÄN YLIOPISTO, Finland

    Vasileios Syros

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Kakkoura, C. (2018). Chalkokondyles, Theophilos. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_32-1

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