Abba Gorgoryos

Abba Gorgoryos (Ge'ez: ጎርጎርዮስ) (sometimes transliterated in English as Gorgorios, Gregorius, and so on; meaning Father Gregory) (1595–1658) was an Ethiopian priest and lexicographer of noble origin. He is famous for co-authoring encyclopedias with his friend and companion Hiob Ludolf in two Ethiopian languages, Amharic and Ge'ez, both in Ge'ez script. On his return to Ethiopia in 1658, he died in a shipwreck off the Turkish city of İskenderun.

Abba Gorgoryos

Abba Gorgoryos (Ge'ez: ጎርጎርዮስ) (sometimes transliterated in English as Gorgorios, Gregorius, and so on; meaning Father Gregory) (1595–1658) was an Ethiopian priest and lexicographer of noble origin. He is famous for co-authoring encyclopedias with his friend and companion Hiob Ludolf in two Ethiopian languages, Amharic and Ge'ez, both in Ge'ez script. On his return to Ethiopia in 1658, he died in a shipwreck off the Turkish city of İskenderun.