Leonik Tomeu
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Leonik Tomeu was an Albanian
scholar from Durrës
, Albania
, professor of philosophy at the University of Padova for 30 years. He achieved fame there as the first professor to teach Aristotle
in the original language.
Tomeu had among his students a young Nicholas Copernicus.
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
scholar from Durrës
Durrës
Durrës is the second largest city of Albania located on the central Albanian coast, about west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically important cities of Albania. Durres is situated at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian ports of Bari...
, Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, professor of philosophy at the University of Padova for 30 years. He achieved fame there as the first professor to teach Aristotle
Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology...
in the original language.
Tomeu had among his students a young Nicholas Copernicus.