Definition of Alcuin of York: A Person

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Alcuin of York - c. 790 CE - Alcuin was a famous scholar from the school at York. Alcuin was adviser on ecclesiastical affairs in Charlemagne's court and one of the important leaders at the palace school. Alcuin taught classical Latin and liberal arts, and helped to maintain scholarship in the Catholic church. person

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John Cairns 2009-03-28