Nikephoros Choumnos | |
|---|---|
| Mesazōn of the Byzantine Empire | |
| In office 1294–1305 | |
| Monarch | Andronikos II Palaiologos |
| Preceded by | Theodore Mouzalon |
| Succeeded by | Theodore Metochites |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1253 |
| Died | 16 January 1327 (aged c. 74) |
| Children | John, George, and Irene |
Nikephoros Choumnos (Greek: Νικηφόρος Χοῦμνος, c. 1253 – 16 January 1327) was a Byzantine scholar and official of the early Palaiologan period, one of the most important figures in the flowering of arts and letters of the so-called "Palaiologan Renaissance".[1] He is notable for his eleven-year tenure as chief minister of emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos, his intense intellectual rivalry with fellow scholar and official Theodore Metochites, and for building the monastery of the Theotokos Gorgoepēkoos (Θεοτόκος Γοργοεπήκοος) in Constantinople.