Isidore of Seville (c. 560 – 636 AD) was a prominent scholar, theologian, and bishop who is best known for his encyclopedic work, the "Etymologies" (or "Origines"), which aimed to compile all human knowledge of the time. He served as the bishop of Seville in Spain during the Visigothic period and played a significant role in the intellectual life of the early Middle Ages.
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