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List of Byzantine scholars

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This is a list of Byzantine scientists and other scholars.

Before the 9th century Most important scholars known before the Macedonian Renaissance were active under the Justinian dynasty.

Theon of Alexandria (335–405), mathematician Hypatia (370–415), mathematician, astronomer, philosopher Anthemius of Tralles (c. 474–before 558), mathematician and architect of Hagia Sophia Eutocius of Ascalon (c. 480–c. 540), mathematician John Philoponus (490–570), mathematician, physicist, theologian Isidore of Miletus (6th century), mathematicist, physicist and architect of Hagia Sophia Cassianus Bassus (6th–7th century), author of Geoponika Leontios (died 706), emperor, astronomer, mathematician and engineer George of Pisidia (6th–7th century), scholar, zoologist and astronomer Timotheos of Gaza (6th–7th century), zoologist Stephen of Byzantium (6th–7th century), geographer Paul of Aegina (7th century), physician Callinicus of Heliopolis (7th century), architect; invented the Greek fire Stephen of Alexandria (7th century), mathematician and astronomer Theophilus Protospatharius (7th century), physician

The Macedonian Renaissance The Macedonian Renaissance occurred in the period of the Macedonian dynasty from 867 to 1056.

Leo the Mathematician (c. 790–after 869) Georgios Monachos (9th century) Photius I of Constantinople (c. 810–c. 893), Greek philosophy Saint Cyril the Philosopher (826 or 827–869) Constantine VII (reigned 913–959) Michael Psellus (1018–1078) Michael Attaliates (11th century) Symeon Seth (11th century) Leo VI (reigned 886–912) Arethas of Caesarea (c. 860-aft. 932), Archbishop, theologian and Greek commentator

The Komnenian period and after The Komnenian period ranged from 1081 to about 1185.

Anna Comnena (1083–1153) Theodore Prodromos (c. 1100–c. 1165/70), author of prose and poetry Eustathius of Thessalonica (c. 1115–1195/6) Michael of Ephesus (early or mid-12th century), philosopher, physics Michael Glykas (12th century), mathematician and astronomer Joannes Zonaras (12th century), historian John Kinnamos (12th century), historian Niketas Choniates (c. 1155–1215 or 1216), historian Nikephoros Blemmydes (1197–1272)

The Palaiologian Renaissance The Palaiologian Renaissance was mostly contemporary with the Renaissance of the 12th century. The Palaiologos dynasty ruled from c. 1260 to 1453. A number of Greek scholars contributed to the establishment of this renaissance also in Western Europe.

Demetrios Pepagomenos (1200–1300), zoologist, botanologist and pharmacist George Akropolites (1220–1282), astronomer Gregory Chioniades (died 1302), mathematician and astronomer Manuel Holobolos (1230–1305), scholar, teacher George Pachymeres (1242–1310) Manuel Moschopoulos (13th–beginning of the 14th century) grammarian Constantinos Lykites (13th–14th century), astronomer John Pediasimos (13th–14th century), mathematician Nikephoros Choumnos (c. 1250/55–1327), scholar, meteorologist and physicist Maximus Planudes (1260–c. 1305), grammarian and theologian, Theodore Metochites (1270–1332), physician and mathematician Barlaam of Seminara (c. 1290–1348), mathematician and astronomer Nicephorus Gregoras (1295–1359/60), mathematician and astronomer Demetrius Triclinius (before c. 1300), grammarian with knowledge of astronomy, Thomas Magister (14th century), grammarian Theodore of Melitene (1320–1393), astronomer Isaac Argyros (1310–1372), mathematician and astronomer John VI Kantakouzenos (reigned 1347–1355), historian Manuel Chrysoloras (c. 1355–1415), translator, philosopher Joannes Chortasmenos (1370–1437), scholar, mathematician and astronomer

See also Byzantine science Byzantine scholars in Renaissance

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