Erigena,John Scotus

Erigena,John Scotus
E·rig·e·na (ĭ-rĭjʹə-nə, -rēʹjə-) or Er·iu·ge·na (ĕr-yo͞oʹjə-), John Scotus. 810?-877?.
Irish-born theologian and philosopher who sought to reconcile Neo-Platonism and Christian belief in his principal work, On the Division of Nature (862-866).

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