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Re: Martin de Tyr

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by: Halusky Bibik - Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:48 UTC

Le mercredi 3 janvier 1996 à 09:00:00 UTC+1, Markus Nybom BKF a écrit :
> Could someone tell me anything about Martin de Tyr ( or Van Tyr/of
> Tyr, etc.)? I recently read "The Island of the Day Before" by Umberto Eco,
> and ran upon this name again. He is there attributed with placing the
> 0 meridian at the Holy Islands.
> I first encountered this name in the movie (yes) 1492 where Columbus
> tried to convince the Church that his plan would be fruitful, using, among
> others, the calculations of Martin de Tyr.
> I have tried the Encyclopedia Britannica and other dictionaries.
> I'm neither a student nor a teacher of history but I'm very interested and
> have never encountered his name anywhere before. Asking just out of curiosity.
> Markus

Hi Markus!

It is probably "Marin" and not "Martin", it appears to be sometimes but very rarely with a "t". However, Marin de Tyr was a greek great geographer who influenced others works. His research was well known at Columbus time which he read when he was hesitating about living or not.

NB: For further information just check the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_of_Tyre