Alcuin of York (/ ˈ æ l k w ɪ n /; [1] Latin: Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus; c. 735 – 19 May 804) – also called Ealhwine, Alhwin, or Alchoin – was a scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York, Northumbria. He was born around 735 and became the student of Archbishop Ecgbert at York.

Alcuin was an Anglo-Latin poet, educator, and cleric who, as head of the Palatine school established by Charlemagne at Aachen, introduced the traditions of Anglo-Saxon humanism into western Europe. He was the foremost scholar of the revival of …

Alcuin, also known as Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus or Ealhwine (c. 735 – May 19, 804) was a scholar, theologian, churchman, poet, and teacher from York, England. He was born around 735 C.E. and became the student of Egbert at York.

May 19, 2011 · Alcuin was an English mathematician who wrote elementary texts on arithmetic, geometry and astronomy. Alcuin of York was born into a high ranking family who lived near the East Coast of England. He was sent to York where he became a pupil at York cathedral school, Archbishop Ecgberht's School.

Feb 17, 2011 · Alcuin of York spent most of his life abroad. He was an an adviser to Charlemagne the Great, and had the ear of Europe's intellectual elite. Despite his absence from home, his...

Jan 30, 2021 · Alcuin (735– 804), the then already famous Anglo-Saxon scholar and deacon from the cathedral of York, was well known to the Frankish king, who had heard about the good reputation of the clergyman. Likely in 778, Alcuin had become responsible for the school and library in York, then considered one of the best.

Alcuin of York (c. 735 – 19 May 804), also known as Alcuinus of York, was a scholar, teacher, and theologian. He was born in York, Northumbria around the year 735. He was taught at the cathedral school there. He went on to become a prominent figure at the court of Charlemagne in Aachen, where he served as an advisor and educator.

Alcuin was a prolific writer and maintained correspondence with powerful people across early medieval Europe. His poems, which were often reflective and moralistic, were composed for a variety of occasions, including significant events at the Carolingian court.

Benedictine scholar and counselor to Charlemagne, sometimes called Alcuin of York. He was born inYork, England, circa 735 and became a monk in the Benedictine Order in York. Ordained a deacon, Alcuin became headmaster of the cathedral school.

Alcuin's poems range from brief, epigrammatic verses, addressed to his friends, or intended as inscriptions for books, churches, altars, etc., to lengthy metrical histories of biblical and ecclesiastical events.