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Pope Sylvester II
Scholar and teacher
Pope Sylvester II, originally known as Gerbert of Aurillac, was a scholar and teacher who served as the bishop of Rome and ruled the Papal States from 999 to his death. Wikipedia
Died: May 12, 1003, Rome, Italy
Born: Gerbertus (Gerbert); c. 946; Belliac (?), Duchy of Aquitaine, France
Place of burial: Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy
Full name: Gerbertus
Church: Catholic Church
Papacy began: 2 April 999
Successor: John XVII
Reigned 999-1003; also called Gerbert. Born at or near Aurillac, Auvergne, France, about 940-950, of humble parents; died at Rome, 12 May, 1003. Gerbert entered ...
Gerbert de Aurillac's passion for math and science led him to Spain to study, and he ended up influencing the spread of Indo-Arabic numerals and novel methods ...
Gerbert was born in a village near Aurillac in the Auvergne (France). He received an education in grammar, arithmetic and music and probably became a monk ...