Ioannis Kottounios

Ioannis Kottounios, was an eminent ethnic Greek scholar who studied Philosophy, Theology and Medicine, taught Greek from 1617 and Philosophy from 1630 in Bologna, Italy becoming professor of philosophy in 1632 he also founded a college for unwealthy Greeks at Padua in 1653.

Ioannis Kottounios was born of Greek descent in Veroia, Macedonia in 1577. While in Wallachia he was arrested by Tatar brigands along with his brothers Charalampos and Angelos. Once ransomed he went to Germany with a recommendation letter written by Patriarch Raphael. There Ioannis and his brothers received further reference letters from Rudolf, Prince of AnhaltZerbst. He subsequently stayed in Tbingen where he may have studied under the philhellene Martin Crusius Martin Crucius at de.wikipedia.org.

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