Alcuin of York

Alcuin of York (Latin: Alcuinus, c. 735 – 19 May 804), also called Ealhwine, Albinus or Flaccus, is an English scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York, Northumbria.

He was born around 735 and became the student of Archbishop Ecgbert at York.

At the invitation of Charlemagne, he becomes a leading scholar and teacher at the Carolingian court, where he remains a figure in the 780s and 790s.

He writes many theological and dogmatic treatises, as well as a few grammatical works and a number of poems.

He is made Abbot of Tours in 796, where he remains until his death.

"The most learned man anywhere to be found", according to Einhard's Life of Charlemagne, he is considered among the most important architects of the Carolingian Renaissance.

Among his pupils are many of the dominant intellectuals of the Carolingian era.

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