List of Notable Greek Scholars
- Alexander Helladius-Oxford, Nurenberg
- Manuel Chrysoloras -Florence, Pavia, Rome, Venice, Milan
- George Gemistos Plethon -Teacher of Bessarion
- Basilios Bessarion
- George of Trebizond -Venice, Florence, Rome
- Theodorus Gaza -First dean of the University of Ferrara, Naples and Rome
- John Argyropoulos -Universities of Florence, Rome
- Laonicus Chalcocondyles
- Demetrius Chalcondyles -Milan
- Theofilos Chalcocondylis -Florence
- Constantine Lascaris -University of Messina
- Henry Aristippus
- Michael Apostolius -Rome
- Aristobulus Apostolius
- Arsenius Apostolius
- Demetrius Cydones
- Janus Lascaris or Rhyndacenus -Rome
- Maximus the Greek studied in Italy before moving to Russia
- Ioannis Kottounios -Padua
- Konstantinos Kallokratos
- Barlaam of Seminara - He taught Petrarch some rudiments of Greek language
- Marcus Musurus -University of Padua
- Michael Tarchaniota Marullus -Ancona and Florence, friend and pupil of Jovianus Pontanus
- Leo Allatius -Rome, librarian of the library of Vatican
- Demetrios Ducas
- Leozio Pilatus - He taught Boccacio some rudiments of Greek language
- Maximus Planudes -Rome, Venice
- Leonard of Chios -Greek-born Roman Catholic prelate
- Simon Atumano -Bishop of Gerace in Calabria
- Isidore of Kiev
- Elia del Medigo -Venice
- George Hermonymus -University of Paris, teacher of Erasmus, Reuchlin, Budaeus and Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples
- John Chrysoloras -scholar and diplomat: relative of Manuel Chrysoloras, patron of Francesco Filelfo
- Andronicus Contoblacas -Basel, teacher of Johann Reuchlin
- John Servopoulos -Reading, Oxford; scholar, professor
- Johannes Crastonis Modena, Greek-Latin dictionary
- Andronicus Callistus -Rome
- Ioannis Kigalas (ca. 1622 – 1687) Greek scholar and professor of Philosophy and Logic
- Georgios Kalafatis (professor) (ca. 1652 – ca. 1720) Greek professor of theoretical and practical medicine
- Andreas Musalus (ca. 1665/6 – ca. 1721) Greek professor of Mathematics, Philosopher and Architectural theorist
- Gerasimos Vlachos -Venice
- George Amiroutzes -Florence, Aristotelian
- Gregory Tifernas -Paris teacher of Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples and Robert Gaguin
- Nikolaos Sophianos -Rome, Venice: scholar and geographer, creator of the Totius Graeciae Descriptio
- Zacharias Calliergi -Rome
- Mathew Devaris -Rome
- Antonios Eparchos -Venice, scholar and poet
- Maximos Margunios -Venice
- Mathaeos Kamariotis
- Nikolaos Loukanis -Venice
- Iakovos Trivolis-Venice
- Janus Plousiadenos -Venice, hymnographer and composer
- Nicholas Leonicus Thomaeus - Venice- Padua
- Leonardos Philaras (1595–1673)-an early advocate for Greek independence
- Nicholas Kalliakis (Nicolai Calliachius) (1645–1707)-was a Greek scholar and philosopher who flourished in Italy.
- Francesco Maurolico, mathematician and astronomer from Sicily.
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