Andronicus Contoblacas ( Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Κοντοβλάκας) was a Greek Renaissance humanist and scholar. Contobacles originated from Constantinople and left after the Ottoman Empire conquered the city. [1] He first travelled to Venice, Italy. [2] From 1458 and 1465 an Andronikos from Constantinople is mentioned as a lecturer in humanist studies at the University of Bologna. [2] A professor for the Greek Language is mentioned for the term 1466/67 at the same university. [2] Coming from Northern Italy, he arrived in Basel where he resided for about three years between 1474 and 1477. [3] He taught Greek to students of the University of Basel, staying at the dorm of Hieronymus Berlin. [3] He is noted for having been a teacher to Johann Reuchlin. [4] [3] [5] The last notion from Contobacles is a letter to Reuchlin, in which he encourages him to become a teacher for Greek language himself. [6]
Andronicus Contoblacas ( Greek: Ἀνδρόνικος Κοντοβλάκας) was a Greek Renaissance humanist and scholar. Contobacles originated from Constantinople and left after the Ottoman Empire conquered the city. [1] He first travelled to Venice, Italy. [2] From 1458 and 1465 an Andronikos from Constantinople is mentioned as a lecturer in humanist studies at the University of Bologna. [2] A professor for the Greek Language is mentioned for the term 1466/67 at the same university. [2] Coming from Northern Italy, he arrived in Basel where he resided for about three years between 1474 and 1477. [3] He taught Greek to students of the University of Basel, staying at the dorm of Hieronymus Berlin. [3] He is noted for having been a teacher to Johann Reuchlin. [4] [3] [5] The last notion from Contobacles is a letter to Reuchlin, in which he encourages him to become a teacher for Greek language himself. [6]