André-Jean Festugière
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André-Jean Festugière was a French philosopher, philologist, and expert on Neoplatonism
. He is notable for his translation of the works attributed to Hermes Trismegistus
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Neoplatonism
Neoplatonism , is the modern term for a school of religious and mystical philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century AD, based on the teachings of Plato and earlier Platonists, with its earliest contributor believed to be Plotinus, and his teacher Ammonius Saccas...
. He is notable for his translation of the works attributed to Hermes Trismegistus
Hermes Trismegistus
Hermes Trismegistus is the eponymous author of the Hermetic Corpus, a sacred text belonging to the genre of divine revelation.-Origin and identity:...
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