Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1502
- Died
- 1574
- Works
- 57
Top works
- Glaubhafftige Zeytung und Bericht des Kriegs so zwischen dem König auss Portugall und dem türckischen Kaiser in India her Disshalb des Fluss Ganges kurz verzuckter Zeyt verlauffen beschriben in Latein
- Chrónica do felicissimo rei D. Manuel
- Chronica do Principe d. Joam
- Chronica do felicissimo rei dom Emanuel
- Chronica do principe dom Ioam, rei que foi destes regnos segundo do Nome, em que summariamente se trattam has cousas sustançiaes que nelles aconteçerão do dia de seu nasçimento atte ho em que el rei dom Afonso seu pai faleçeo
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Damião de Góis (Portuguese; February 2, 1502 – January 30, 1574), born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important Portuguese humanist philosopher. He was a friend and student of Erasmus. He was appointed secretary to the Portuguese factory in Antwerp in 1523 by King John III of Portugal. He compiled one of the first accounts on Ethiopian Christianity. Góis (originally spelled as Goes) was born in Alenquer, Portugal, into a noble family who served the Portuguese kings. <a href="https://www.last.fm/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Place of birth
- Alenquer
- Place of death
- Alenquer
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- University of Padua
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Image
- Damião de Góis.png
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- Commons category
- Damião de Góis
- date of birth
- 1501-00-00
- date of death
- 1560-12-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- significant person
- Pietro Bembo
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Damião de Góis, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana