# Giles of Lessines

> Giles of Lessines OP was a thirteenth-century Dominican scholastic philosopher, a pupil of Thomas Aquinas. He was also strongly influenced by Albertus Magnus. He was an early defender of Thomism.

*Dominican friar, priest and philosopher*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Born:** 1230
- **Died:** 1304
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Giles of Lessines OP was a thirteenth-century Dominican scholastic philosopher, a pupil of Thomas Aquinas. He was also strongly influenced by Albertus Magnus. He was an early defender of Thomism.

## Fame
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## Sources
- [Giles of Lessines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_of_Lessines)
- [Aegidius von Lessines](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegidius_von_Lessines)
- [Gilles de Lessines](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_de_Lessines)
- [Lessines-i Aegidius](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lessines-i_Aegidius)
- [Gilles de Lessines](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_de_Lessines)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3106582)

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