Theodorus Gaza
Theodorus Gaza (Greek: Θεόδωρος Γαζῆς, Theodoros Gazis; Italian: Teodoro Gaza; Latin: Theodorus Gazes), also called Theodore Gazis or by the epithet Thessalonicensis (in Latin) and Thessalonikeus (in Greek) (c. 1398 – c. 1475), was a Greek humanist and translator of Aristotle, one of the Greek scholars who were the leaders of the revival of learning in the 15th century (the Palaeologan Renaissance).
Theodorus Gaza Θεόδωρος Γαζῆς | |
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A portrait of Theodore Gaza | |
| Born | Theodorus Gaza c. 1398 Thessaloniki, Eyalet of Rumelia, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | c. 1475 San Giovanni a Piro, Campania, Kingdom of Naples |
| Occupation | Greek literature, philosophy and humanism |
| Literary movement | Italian Renaissance |
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