▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁rev ival ▁in ▁Greek ▁literature ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Gem ist us ▁Ple th o . ▁▁ ▁Herm onym us ▁first ▁went ▁to ▁Milan ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁copy ist ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Paris ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁Greek ▁teacher ▁and ▁transl ator ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Herm onym us ▁arrived ▁at ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 4 7 6 , ▁worked ▁as ▁ ▁a ▁copy ist ▁at ▁the ▁French ▁court . ▁ ▁Later , ▁as ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁Sor bon ne ▁he ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁vast ▁collection ▁of ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁libraries ▁of ▁Paris ▁to ▁start ▁his ▁scholar ly ▁activities . ▁He ▁became ▁ren owned ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁Greek ▁and ▁among ▁his ▁pup ils ▁were ▁Er as mus , ▁Bud ae us , ▁Re uch lin ▁and ▁Jacques ▁Le f è vre ▁d ' Ét ap les . ▁ ▁Herm onym us ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁diplom acy . ▁In ▁ 1 4 7 5 ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁England ▁by ▁Pope ▁Si xt us ▁IV , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁George ▁Ne ville ▁from ▁imprison ment ▁by ▁Edward ▁IV ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁Man us cript s ▁written ▁by ▁Herm onym us ▁▁▁ ▁Min usc ule ▁ 3 0 ▁( G reg ory - A land ) ▁ ▁Min usc ule ▁ 7 0 ▁( G reg ory - A land )