Johannes Scotus Erigena (815-877) was a Medieval philosopher.

Short Biography:

He was probably Irish and, according to tradition, travelled in Greece and Italy.

The French king Charles II (the Bald) invited him to France (before 847), where he became head of the court school.

He is said to have visited Oxford, to have taught at Malmesbury, and to have been stabbed to death by his pupils.

In his philosophy, he tried to combine Christianity with Neo-Platonism.

Why is Johannes Scotus Erigena famous?

Johannes Scotus Erigena was an Irish theologian, Neo-platonist philosopher and poet.

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Tags: theologian, poet

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Category: Philosophers  - ( Philosophers Archive)

Date Added: 24 February '12

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