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Alcuin of York (/ ˈ æ l k w ɪ n /; 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 learning known as the Carolingian Renaissance.
Feb 17, 2011 · By Dr Anna Ritchie. Last updated 2011-02-17. 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...
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. At the invitation of Charlemagne, he became a leading scholar and teacher at the Carolingian court, where he ...
The most influential member of this group was the English cleric and educator Alcuin (c. 732–804), whom Charlemagne had met in Italy in 781. Alcuin headed the palatine (palace) school at Aachen, where Charlemagne and his family and friends were taught.
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