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Oct 16, 2019 · Caroline Erskine argues persuasively that George Buchanan’s contribution to Scottish development are better examined in the context of humanism rather than Calvinism. She compares Buchanan with another 16th century maverick, the French Franciscan monk and philosopher, Rabelais.
George Buchanan ( Scottish Gaelic: Seòras Bochanan; February 1506 – 28 September 1582) was a Scottish historian and humanist scholar. According to historian Keith Brown, Buchanan was "the most profound intellectual sixteenth century Scotland produced."
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George Buchanan was a Scottish Humanist, educator, and man of letters, who was an eloquent critic of corruption and inefficiency in church and state during the period of the Reformation in Scotland. He was also known throughout Europe as a scholar and a Latin poet.
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George Buchanan (1506-82), was a Scottish Renaissance humanist, poet and reformer, widely regarded as the finest writer in Latin of his century.
Aug 26, 2020 · Despite small errors in the handling of Buchanan’s political career and 16th-century Scottish history, this remains the most detailed and exhaustive biography of Buchanan to date. Especially strong on Buchanan’s contribution to culture in Renaissance France.
May 9, 2018 · Roger A. Mason. The Oxford Companion to British History JOHN CANNON. George Buchanan [1], 1506–82, Scottish humanist. Educated at St. Andrews and Paris, he became (1536) tutor to James V [2]'s illegitimate son James Stuart (later earl of Murray). He was imprisoned (1539) for satirizing the Franciscans but escaped to the Continent.
Oct 28, 2022 · George Buchanan was a humanist writer and educationalist. His prolific literary and administrative activities exerted a significant influence upon intellectual culture in Scotland and Europe. He played a central role in the implementation of humanist educational reforms in France, Portugal, and Scotland.
