Gemistos
Gemistos is a Greek given name, often seen in Byzantine sources as Gemistos (also transliterated Gemistus). The most notable bearer is Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1452), a Byzantine philosopher and humanist who lived during the late Byzantine period and the Despotate of the Morea. Plethon taught philosophy and law in Mistra and later travelled to Western Europe, where his lectures on classical philosophy and his advocacy of returning to ancient Greek political and cultural ideals influenced Renaissance thinkers. He participated in the Council of Florence in the late 1430s as part of the Byzantine delegation, and his writings helped shape Florentine reception of Greek antiquity.
Legacy: In historiography, Plethon is regarded as one of the earliest Greek humanists and a conduit for