Alcuin

American

[al-kwin] / ˈæl kwɪn /

Or Alchuine

noun

Ealhwine Flaccus, a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.

Alcuin British

/ ˈælkwɪn /

noun

735–804 _ad , English scholar and theologian; friend and adviser of Charlemagne

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Alcuin told the first holy Roman emperor to ignore such declarations of public godliness “since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024

One of the earliest mentions of the Latin phrase is found in the writings of Alcuin of York, an advisor to Charlemagne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024

Artfarm said it had bought the club from a group of investors including Alcuin Capital Partners, a buyout firm that owns coffee chain Caffè Nero.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2022

He encouraged one monk, Alcuin, to make script more readable; Carolingian minuscule is still the foundation for the text type used in present-day printing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then in another letter written by Alcuin and attributed to 797, the Bishop of Hexham is advised to pay attention to the education of boys and youths.

From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry

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