John of Salisbury, French bishop (born c. 1120)

John of Salisbury

12th-century English philosopher (late 1110s–1180)

John of Salisbury, who described himself as Johannes Parvus, was an English author, philosopher, educationalist, diplomat and bishop of Chartres. The historian Hans Liebeschuetz described him as one of the most notable figures of the "medieval Renaissance" of the 12th century.