Damião De Góis
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 450 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 2,1502 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Alenquer |
| Portugal | |
| Date of died | January 30,1574 |
| Died | Alenquer |
| Portugal | |
| Job | Philosopher |
| Historian | |
| Education | University of Padua |
| Old University of Leuven | |
| Books | Lisbon in the Renaissance: A New Translation of the Urbis Olisiponis Descriptio |
| Chronica Do Serenissimo Principe D. Joaõ | |
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| ID | 1498186 |
Damião De Góis Life story
Damião de Góis, born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important Portuguese humanist philosopher. He was a friend and student of Erasmus. He was appointed secretary to the Portuguese factory in Antwerp in 1523 by King John III of Portugal. He compiled one of the first accounts on Ethiopian Christianity.
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