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Damião de Góis
Born: 2nd February 1502, Alenquer, Portugal
Died: 30th January 1574, Alenquer, Portugal
Nationality: Portuguese
Damião de Góis was a Portuguese diplomat, historian, musician, and humanist philosopher. A friend and student of Erasmus, Góis is considered one of the most influential intellectuals of the Portuguese Renaissance. 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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