Anthony, of Tagrit

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Name (Latin)
Anthony, of Tagrit
Other forms of name
Antonius Rhetor, of Tagrit
Antoine, de Tagrit
Antun, von Tagrit
Antonius Rhetor
Anton, von Tagrit
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 59101211
Wikidata: Q3413697
Library of congress: n 88020076
HAI10: 000024473
Sources of Information
  • His The fifth book of the rhetoric of Antony of Tagrit, 1986.
  • LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: Antonius Rhetor, of Tagrit)
  • Ency. Brit., 1982(Anthony of Tagrit: fl. 9th cent. AD, Syrian Orthodox theologian and writer)
Wikipedia description:

Anthony of Tagrit (Classical Syriac: ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ ܕܬܓܪܝܬ, also known as Antonius Rhetor) was a 9th-century West Syrian Syriac theologian and rhetor. Anthony was based in Tagrit and is best remembered for his contribution to Syriac literature. One of his few surviving works The Book of the Rhetoric (ܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܪܗܝܛܪܘܬܐ) was translated to several languages including English.

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