Ioannis Kigalas
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Ioannis Kigalas , was a Greek scholar and professor
of Philosophy and Logic who was largely active in Padova and Venice
in the 17th century Italian Renaissance
.
born in the city of Nicosia
on the island of Cyprus
in 1622. His father was Matthaios. Ioannis moved to Italy
in his youth to pursue his education. From 1635 he was enrolled in the college of Saint Athanasios in Rome
where he was soon joined by his brothers Dimtrios and Ieronymos who studied at the same college. In 1642 he graduated as Doctor of Philosophy
and Theology
and was employed as a teacher of the Greek language
from 1642 to 1650. Kigalas soon moved to Venice
where he briefly practiced law. He later moved to Padova where in 1666 he was appointed Professor of Philosophy
and Logic
at the University. He continued to work at the University of Padova gradually rising to higher positions. Kigalas was selected as Professor
to the second chair of Philosophy in 1678 and by 1687 he was appointed Professor
to the first chair of Philosophy
. He wrote several epigrams in Greek
. Several of his works have survived in books of other scholars. Kigalas died on the 5th of November 1687.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Philosophy and Logic who was largely active in Padova and Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
in the 17th century Italian Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
.
Biography
Ioannis Kigalas was a GreekGreek Cypriots
Greek Cypriots are the ethnic Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest ethnolinguistic community at 77% of the population. Greek Cypriots are mostly members of the Church of Cyprus, an autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church within the wider communion of Orthodox Christianity...
born in the city of Nicosia
Nicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
on the island of Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
in 1622. His father was Matthaios. Ioannis moved to Italy
Italy
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in his youth to pursue his education. From 1635 he was enrolled in the college of Saint Athanasios in Rome
Sant'Atanasio
The Church of Saint Athanasius is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, built for use of a Greek College for the formation of Catholic clergy in the Eastern Rite, upon the formation of the Congregation of the Greeks by Pope Gregory XIII. In 1872 the church was entrusted to the Congregation for...
where he was soon joined by his brothers Dimtrios and Ieronymos who studied at the same college. In 1642 he graduated as Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
and Theology
Doctor of Theology
Doctor of Theology is a terminal academic degree in theology. It is a research degree that is considered by the U.S. National Science Foundation to be the equivalent of a Doctor of Philosophy....
and was employed as a teacher of the Greek language
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
from 1642 to 1650. Kigalas soon moved to Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
where he briefly practiced law. He later moved to Padova where in 1666 he was appointed Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and Logic
Logic
In philosophy, Logic is the formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is studied primarily in the disciplines of philosophy, mathematics, semantics, and computer science...
at the University. He continued to work at the University of Padova gradually rising to higher positions. Kigalas was selected as Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
to the second chair of Philosophy in 1678 and by 1687 he was appointed Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
to the first chair of Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. He wrote several epigrams in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
. Several of his works have survived in books of other scholars. Kigalas died on the 5th of November 1687.
See also
- Greek scholars in the RenaissanceGreek scholars in the RenaissanceThe migration of Byzantine scholars and other émigrés from southern Italy and Byzantium during the decline of the Byzantine Empire and mainly after the fall of Constantinople in 1453 until the 16th century, is considered by some scholars as key to the revival of Greek and Roman studies and...