▁Renaissance ▁The ▁Pal ai olog ian ▁Renaissance ▁was ▁mostly ▁contemporary ▁with ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century . ▁The ▁Pal ai olog os ▁dynast y ▁ruled ▁from ▁c . ▁ 1 2 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 4 5 3 . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁Greek ▁sch ol ars ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁this ▁r ena issance ▁also ▁in ▁Western ▁Europe . ▁▁ ▁Dem et rios ▁P ep ag omen os ▁( 1 2 0 0 – 1 3 0 0 ), ▁zo ologist , ▁botan ologist ▁and ▁ph arm ac ist ▁ ▁George ▁Ak ropol ites ▁( 1 2 2 0 – 1 2 8 2 ), ▁astronom er ▁ ▁Gregory ▁Ch oni ades ▁( d ied ▁ 1 3 0 2 ), ▁math ematic ian ▁and ▁astronom er ▁ ▁Manuel ▁Hol ob ol os ▁( 1 2 3 0 – 1 3 0 5 ), ▁scholar , ▁teacher ▁ ▁George ▁P ach ym eres ▁( 1 2 4 2 – 1 3 1 0 ) ▁ ▁Manuel ▁Mos ch op oul os ▁( 1 3 th – begin ning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ) ▁grammar ian ▁ ▁Constant inos ▁Ly k ites ▁( 1 3 th – 1 4 th ▁century ), ▁astronom er ▁ ▁John ▁Ped ias imos ▁( 1 3 th – 1 4 th ▁century ), ▁math ematic ian ▁ ▁N ike ph or os ▁Ch ou m nos ▁( c . ▁ 1 2 5 0 / 5 5 – 1