Pierre Gilles
Pierre Gilles ( Latinized Petrus Gillius or Gyllius ; born June 30, 1490 in Albi , † January 5, 1555 in Rome ) was a French humanist , explorer, scientist and translator.
On behalf of the French King Francis I , who had close ties to the Ottoman Empire , he went to Constantinople in 1544–45 and 1546 to collect ancient manuscripts for its library. Gilles is the author of the books De topographia Constantinopoleos and De Bosphoro Thracico , published posthumously by a nephew in 1561. As an eyewitness, Gilles describes numerous monuments in the former Byzantine capital that are no longer preserved today. After he had followed Cardinal George d'Armagnac (1501–1585) to Rome as protégé, he died there at the age of 65 of complications from malaria.
Fonts
- De topographia Constantinopoleos et de illius antiquitatibus libri IV . Giulielmus Rovillius, Lyon 1561 ( digitized version ).
- De Bosphoro Thracico libri III. Giulielmus Rovillius, Lyon 1561.
expenditure
- Kimberly Byrd (Ed.): Pierre Gilles' Constantinople. Latin Text of Petri Gyllii De topographia Constantinopoleos, et de illius antiquitatibus libri quatuor, 1561. Italica Press, New York 2007, ISBN 978-1-59910-123-1
literature
- Christine Maria Grafinger: Gilles, Pierre. In: Stefan Heid , Martin Dennert (Hrsg.): Personal Lexicon for Christian Archeology . Researchers and personalities from the 16th to the 21st century. Volume 1. Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-7954-2620-0 , pp. 577-578.
Web links
- digiberichte.de (Digitized travel accounts of late medieval and early modern Europe): Pierre Gilles
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gilles, Pierre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gyllius, Petrus (Latinized) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French explorer, scientist and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1490 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Albi |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 5, 1555 |
| Place of death | Rome |