William of Moerbeke
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Greek-latin translator
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William of Moerbeke's Degrees
- Bachelors Classics Université Paris Cité
- Masters Classics Université Paris Cité
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, William of Moerbeke, O.P. , was a prolific medieval translator of philosophical, medical, and scientific texts from Greek into Latin, enabled by the period of Latin rule of the Byzantine Empire. His translations were influential in his day, when few competing translations were available, and are still respected by modern scholars.
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