Person735–804
Alcuin of York
Northumbrian scholar and teacher from the cathedral school of York who from 782 led the learned circle at Charlemagne’s court and from 796 was an abbot at Tours; the leading figure of the Carolingian Renaissance.
- Dates
- c. 735 – 19 May 804
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Western and Central Europe
- In the threads
- Early medieval Europe (500–1000)
Events
- Admonitio generalis of Charlemagne23 March 789 · Western and Central Europe