Damião de Góis
Born: 2nd February 1502, Alenquer, Portugal
Died: 30th January 1574, Alenquer, Portugal
Nationality: Portuguese
Damião de Góis born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important Portuguese humanist philosopher. He was a friend and student of Erasmus. He was appointed secretary to the Portuguese factory in Antwerp in 1523 by King John III of Portugal. He compiled one of the first accounts on Ethiopian Christianity.
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