callings of the archive

Philologist Biographies

Every archived life recorded as philologist, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Modern era

Vlatko Pavletić

December 2, 1930 – September 19, 2007

Croatian politician (1930–2007)

Medieval era

Al-Jahiz

775 CE – 868 CE

Arabic writer (776–869)

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Modern era

Gian Galeazzo Visconti

1921 – 2010

Italian philologist and latinist (1921-2010)

Medieval era

Antonio de Nebrija

1444 – July 2, 1522

Spanish scholar

Medieval era

Lorenzo Valla

1407 – August 1, 1457

Italian Renaissance humanist (c. 1407–1457)

Medieval era

Manuel Chrysoloras

1350 – September 15, 1415

Byzantine Greek scholar, diplomat, and professor (c. 1350–1415)

Medieval era

Angelo Poliziano

July 14, 1454 – September 29, 1494

Italian classical scholar and poet (1454-1494)

Modern era

U. V. Swaminatha Iyer

February 19, 1855 – April 28, 1942

Tamil scholar, researcher and publisher of classical Tamil literature