Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher and historian (died 1574)

Damião de Góis

16th-century Portuguese humanist philosopher (1502 - 1574)

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…