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Isidore of Seville Saint, Latin name Isidorus Hispalensis. ?560--636 ad, Spanish archbishop and scholar, noted for his Etymologies, an encyclopedia. Feast day: April 4 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Isidore of Seville has not been named the patron saint of then Internet and computing, as has been the online buzz since the beginning of the year. Saint Isidore of Seville (556-636), who wrote a dictionary called Etymologies, "gave his work a structure akin to that of the database. If encyclopedism from Isidore of Seville to Vincent of Beauvais encourages breadth, at its worst a massive assemblage and idle display of merely antiquarian interest, Dante pushes forward to discover depth, a knowledge that is not static but rather a process of growth in time. |
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