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Also Known As John Ballentyne • John Bannatyne • John Ballantyne • John Ballenden
Flourished 1533 - 1587
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Gawin Douglas
Scottish bishop and poet
George Buchanan, detail of an oil painting by an unknown artist after a portrait by Arnold Bronkhorst, 1581; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
George Buchanan
Scottish writer and educator
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Michael Scot
Scottish scholar
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Sir Gilbert Hay
Scottish translator
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William Edmondstoune Aytoun
Scottish poet
Macpherson, James
James Macpherson
Scottish poet
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Edwin Muir
Scottish writer
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, woodcut, 1537.
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
Roman scholar, philosopher, and statesman
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Nicholas Oresme
French bishop, scholar, and economist
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Poliziano
Italian poet and humanist
Engraved portrait of Marsilio Ficino wearing a cap and cloak, shown in three-quarter view looking over his shoulder, with detailed lines and shading.
Marsilio Ficino
Italian philosopher and theologian
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William of Moerbeke
Belgian archbishop
Joost van den Vondel
Joost van den Vondel
Dutch writer
Quasimodo
Salvatore Quasimodo
Italian poet
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Nicholas Udall
English writer
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Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
French humanist and theologian
Opitz, Martin
Martin Opitz
German poet
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Maximus Planudes
Byzantine scholar and theologian
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John Scotus Erigena
Irish philosopher
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Tyrannius Rufinus
Roman priest and writer