Nikephoros Blemmydes
Nikephoros Blemmydes (Greek Νικηφόρος Βλεμμύδης, Latin Nicephorus Blemmyda ; * 1197 or 1198 in Constantinople ; † 1269/1272) was a Byzantine monk, medic and educator. He is considered to be the greatest polymath in the realm of Nikaia .
After the conquest of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204, the family of Nikephorus moved to Bithynia . In Prusa, Nikaia, Smyrna, Nymphaion and Troas he received thorough training in the seven liberal arts as well as in physics (especially optics), medicine and theology. From 1227 he taught himself. In 1232 he became a clergyman and monk.
In 1237 Nikephoros became head of the monastery of St. Gregory Thaumaturgos near Ephesus . In 1240 he became the teacher of the emperor's son Theodoros, who later became emperor Theodoros II Laskaris . The following year he founded a monastery near Ephesus, to which he retired in 1258. There he wrote his autobiography. Georgios Akropolites was one of his students .
The works of Nikephorus are edited in the Patrologia Graeca (volume 142) and the Bibliotheca Teubneriana .
literature
- John A. Demetracopoulos: Nikephoros Blemmydes. In: Laurent Cesalli, Gerald Hartung (ed.): Outline of the history of philosophy . The philosophy of the Middle Ages. Volume 1: Byzantium, Judaism. Schwabe, Basel 2019, ISBN 978-3-7965-2623-7 , pp. 80–85, 261 f.
- Wilhelm Blum: Nikephorus Blemmydes. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 6, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-044-1 , Sp. 809-812.
- Joseph A. Munitiz: Nicephorus Blemmydes. In: Theological Real Encyclopedia . Volume 24. De Gruyter, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-11-014596-0 , pp. 457-460
- Stefano Valente: Blemmydès, Nicëphore. In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Volume 7, CNRS Éditions, Paris 2018, ISBN 978-2-271-09024-9 , pp. 470-475
Web links
- zeno.org
- newadvent.org
- ccel.org
- Alexandra Riebe: Rome in communion with Constantinople: Patriarch Johannes XI. Bekkos as ... p. 218.
- worldcat.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nikephoros Blemmydes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blemmida |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Byzantine monk, medic and educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1197 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | at Constantinople |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1269-1272 |