1215 – 1286
William of Moerbeke (c. 1215–1286) was a Flemish Dominican friar and the most prolific translator of Greek philosophical and scientific texts into Latin during the medieval period. A close collaborator of Thomas Aquinas, his translations of Aristotle, Archimedes, Hero of Alexandria, and Proclus made previously inaccessible Greek thought available to scholastic thinkers and shaped the trajectory of medieval philosophy.
Produced the first complete Latin translations of many of Aristotle's works, including the Politics and Poetics
Translated works of Archimedes and Hero of Alexandria, transmitting Greek mathematics and mechanics to the Latin West
Collaborated directly with Thomas Aquinas, providing accurate Greek texts for Aquinas's commentaries
Translated Proclus's Elements of Theology, influencing medieval Neoplatonism
Served as Archbishop of Corinth (1278–1286), bridging Greek and Latin scholarly cultures