A collated web index of significant
Historians and Philosophers
Medieval and Renaissance (500 - 1500)

index

Historians and Philosophers of the Medieval & Renaissance Period (500 - 1500):
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius | Procopius of Caesarea | Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator | Phyrogenas | Anselm of Canterbury | Judah Halevi | Peter Abelard | Geoffrey de Villehardouin | Henry of Huntingdon | Moses Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon) | Snorri Sturlason | Thomas Aquinas | John Duns Scotus | William of Ockham | Jean Buridan | Jean Froissart

Main Historians and Philosophers page

Historians and Philosophers
- of the Classical Period (until 500 A.D.)
- of the Early Modern Period (1500 - 1750)
- of the Modern Period (1750 - today)

NOTE: Deceased philosophers and historians are listed chronologically by year of death, whereas living individuals are listed by year of birth.

Name and brief
biographical notes

Major works available on-line,
web pages, etc.

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius
(480?-525?)
Roman philosopher.
Procopius of Caesarea
(490?/507?-560?)
East Roman historian.
Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator
(490?-585?)
Roman statesman, monk, and historian.
Phyrogenas
(970-1064)
Basque philosopher.
Anselm of Canterbury
(1033-1109)
English philosopher and theologian.
Judah Halevi
(1070?-1141?)
Iberian Hebrew poet and philosopher.
    (no links at present)
Peter Abelard
(1079-1142)
Breton philosopher and theologian.
Geoffrey de Villehardouin
(1079-1142)
French chronicler of the Crusades.
Henry of Huntingdon
(1080?-1160)
English chronicler and archdeacon of Huntingdon.
Moses Maimonides
(Moses ben Maimon)

(1138-1204)
Spanish philosopher and physician.
Snorri Sturlason
(1179?-1241)
Icelandic poet and chronicler.
Thomas Aquinas
(1225-1274)
Italian philosopher and theologian.
John Duns Scotus
(1265?-1308)
Scottish philosopher.
William of Ockham
(1285-1349)
English philosopher.
Jean Buridan
(1295?-1360?)
French logician, philosopher and theologian.
Jean Froissart
(1337-1410)
French chronicler.

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Updated: August 10, 1998.

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