[11] In 1443/4, he received a Doctor of Theology degree from the University of Padua[12] before returning to Constantinople.

[14] In 1471, on the outbreak of the plague, he moved to Rome, where he continued to act as a teacher of Greek until his death.

[15] His students included Pietro de' Medici, Lorenzo de' Medici, Angelo Poliziano, Johann Reuchlin,[16] Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples and, allegedly, Leonardo da Vinci, although no primary source verifies this claim.

[17] He also made efforts to transport Greek philosophy to Western Europe by leaving a number of Latin translations, including many of Aristotle's works.

[15] He died on 26 June[citation needed] 1487 in Florence, supposedly of consuming too much watermelon.