Nicholas Leonicus Thomaeus

Nicholas Leonicus Thomaeus or Tomaeus was a lesser known Albanian Renaissance humanist and Aristotelic scholar and teacher who lived in Padua and Venice until 1497. He taught Greek philosophy and especially the texts of Aristotle and Plato. He held the post for Aristotelian philosophy at the University of Padua.

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Tomaeus is known among philologists for his contribution to the translation of Plato's work Moralia. There are letters written by Erasmus that attest to his respect for Tomaeus's personality and extraordinary scholarship. Among the editions that Tomaeus published were many of literary importance. He translated the work of the Greek traveller Pausanias and also of the physician Galen.

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