Damião de Góis (Portuguese: February 2, 1502 – January 30, 1574), 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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Damiao de Góis 2 February 1502 Alenquer, Portugal
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Died |
30 January 1574 (aged 71) Alenquer, Portugal
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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