In 600 AD, Isidore of Seville shaped how knowledge is shared for the future
Over 1400 years ago, a scholar named Isidore of Seville laid the groundwork for today’s world of shared information.
Making sure we don’t lose knowledge and wisdom has been vital right through human history. And back around 600 AD in Europe, the rich learnings of the Classical world, of ancient Greece and Rome, were at risk of fading away.
Isidore of Seville took a big step to preserve and share that knowledge. His work became the foundations of today’s world of shared information, and in fact he’s now known as the patron saint of the internet.
Dr Darius von Guttner is a historian with the Australian Catholic University. He’s been studying Isidore of Seville and the impact of his work, and joined us on the Thursday Daily to tell us what he found.
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Article in The Conversation: Isidore of Seville: the patron saint of the internet who shaped knowledge for generations
