Alcuin of York

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Anglo-Saxon Christian monk Latin writer educator human scholar theologian

Alcuin of York was an influential 8th-century Anglo-Saxon scholar, theologian, and educator who became a leading intellectual figure at Charlemagne’s court and helped shape the cultural and educational reforms of the Carolingian era.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Alcuin of York canonical	30
Alcuin	1
Alcuinus	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Saxon ⓘ Christian monk ⓘ Latin writer ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ scholar ⓘ theologian ⓘ
advisorTo	Charlemagne ⓘ
alternativeName	Albinus ⓘ Flaccus Albinus ⓘ
birthDate	c. 735 ⓘ
birthPlace	Northumbria ⓘ York ⓘ
burialPlace	Basilica of Saint Martin ⓘ surface form: Basilica of Saint-Martin, Tours
citizenship	Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ
deathDate	804-05-19 ⓘ
deathPlace	Carolingian Empire ⓘ surface form: Frankish Empire Tours, France ⓘ surface form: Tours
educatedAt	Cathedral School of York ⓘ
employer	Charlemagne ⓘ
era	8th century ⓘ Carolingian period ⓘ surface form: Carolingian era
givenName	Alcuin of York self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Alcuin
influenced	Carolingian educational policy ⓘ medieval Latin scholarship ⓘ
knownFor	educational reforms in the Carolingian Empire ⓘ promoting liberal arts education ⓘ reforming the palace school at Aachen ⓘ standardizing the Carolingian minuscule script ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Latin ⓘ
movement	Carolingian Renaissance ⓘ
name	Alcuin of York self-link ⓘ
notableWork	De dialectica ⓘ Of Words ⓘ surface form: De grammatica De rhetorica et virtutibus ⓘ Vita Willibrordi ⓘ letters ⓘ
occupation	cleric ⓘ poet ⓘ scholar ⓘ teacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ
positionHeld	abbot of Marmoutier Abbey ⓘ abbot of Saint-Martin of Tours ⓘ master of the Palace School at Aachen ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
religiousOrder	Benedictine ⓘ
studentOf	Aelbert of York ⓘ Ecgbert of York ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carolingian Renaissance → significantPerson → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Northumbria → notablePerson → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Charlemagne → advisor → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Alcuin of York → name → Alcuin of York self-link ⓘ

Alcuin of York → givenName → Alcuin of York self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alcuin

Palace School at Aachen → significantPerson → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Einhard → studentOf → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Christianization of Saxony → notableFigure → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Alcuin College → namedAfter → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Liudger → studentOf → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Liudger → contemporaryOf → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Kingdom of Northumbria → notablePerson → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Carolingian period → hasAdvisor → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Carolingian palace complex → associatedWith → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Saint Ludger → influencedBy → Alcuin of York ⓘ

De rhetorica et virtutibus → author → Alcuin of York ⓘ

De dialectica → author → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Vita Willibrordi → traditionalAuthor → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Vita Willibrordi → attributedTo → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Cathedral School of York → associatedWith → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Cathedral School of York → notableScholar → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Ecgbert of York → notableStudent → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Ecgbert of York → influenced → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Ecgbert of York → educated → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Aelbert of York → student → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Aelbert of York → influenced → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Paulinus of Aquileia → notableStudent → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Carolingian court → notableMember → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Carolingian liturgical reforms → hasKeyFigure → Alcuin of York ⓘ

Albinus → alsoKnownAs → Alcuin of York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alcuinus

Flaccus Albinus → alsoKnownAs → Alcuin of York ⓘ