Birthdate: January 2, 1403
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Trabzon, Turkey
Died: November 18, 1472
Byzantine Greek humanist and theologian Bessarion later became a cardinal and the Latin Patriarch of Constantinople. He is also known as Basil. Known for his study in Neoplatonic philosophy, he is remembered for his work In calumniatorem Platonis, written against George of Trebizond, a critic of Plato.
