Thomas Flanginis ( el, Θωμάς Φλαγγίνης, Italian: Tommaso Flangini; 1578–1648) was a wealthy
Greek
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lawyer and merchant in
Venice
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, who founded the
Flanginian School
The Flanginian School ( el, Φλαγγίνειος Σχολή, it, Collegio Flanginiano) was a Greek educational institution that operated in Venice, Italy, from 1664-1665 to 1905. The Flanginian produced several teachers that contributed to the ...
, a Greek college where many teachers were trained.
The ‘Flanginian School’ established by Thomas Flanginis remained a renowned establishment for several centuries.
His father Apostolos Thomas was originally from the island of
Corfu while his mother Maria Flangini was from the island of
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...
.
See also
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Greek community in Venice
The Greek community in Venice dates back to the Middle Ages, when the Republic of Venice was still formally part of the Byzantine Empire. Settled mostly in the ''sestiere'' of Castello, it reached its height in the centuries after the Fall of Con ...
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Greek scholars in the Renaissance
The migration waves of Byzantine Greek scholars and émigrés in the period following the end of the Byzantine Empire in 1453 is considered by many scholars key to the revival of Greek studies that led to the development of the Renaissanc ...
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1578 births
1648 deaths
Greek Renaissance humanists
Italian people of Greek descent
Greek Cypriot people
16th-century Greek people
17th-century Greek people
People from Corfu
Greek Cypriot writers
Cypriot academics
16th-century Greek educators
17th-century Greek educators
Republic of Venice people
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