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Al`cuin

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A learned Englishman, a disciple of Bede; invited by Charlemagne to introduce scholarly culture into the empire and establish libraries and schools of learning; was one of those men whose work lies more in what they influence others to do than in what they do themselves (735-804).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Al`cuin'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​a/alcuin.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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