Michael Scot
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Michael Scot was a medieval Scottish scholar, translator, and astrologer renowned for transmitting Arabic scientific and philosophical works into Latin in 13th-century Europe.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Scot canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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astrologer ⓘ medieval scholar ⓘ philosopher ⓘ polymath ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sicilian court culture
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Toledo School of Translators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Scotland ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | probably in Scotland ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Oxford
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University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employedBy | Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin scholasticism
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medieval European science ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic science
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Aristotle ⓘ Averroes NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
astrology
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natural philosophy ⓘ translating Arabic philosophical works into Latin ⓘ translating Arabic scientific works into Latin ⓘ transmitting Aristotelian science to medieval Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| name | Michael Scot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Liber introductorius
NERFINISHED
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Liber particularis NERFINISHED ⓘ astrological treatises ⓘ translations of Aristotle from Arabic into Latin ⓘ translations of Averroes’ commentaries on Aristotle ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | magician in later legend ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| workLocation |
Sicily
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Toledo NERFINISHED ⓘ court of Frederick II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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