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29-410: Michael Scott , Michael Scot , or Mike Scott may refer to: Academics [ edit ] Michael Scot (1175 – c. 1232), mathematician and astrologer Michael L. Scott (born 1959), American academic and computer scientist Mike Scott, British linguist and designer of WordSmith Tools Michael Scott (academic) (fl. c. 2000), British academic at

58-897: A particular reputation for his ability to predict the future. Fra Salimbene makes a comparison between Asdente of Parma, a cobbler who predicted the death of Nicholas III and election of Martin IV , and the " Abbot Joachim, Merlin, Methodius, the Sibyls, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Daniel, the Apocalypse, and Michael the Scot." Giovanni Boccaccio represents him in the same character, and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola arraigns him severely in his work against astrology, while Gabriel Naudé finds it necessary to defend his good name in his Apologie pour tous les grands personages faussement soupçonnez de magie . In John Leyden 's ballad Lord Soulis , Michael Scot

87-586: A sequel. Ryan vs. Dorkman 2 (RvD2) was shot in Atlanta, Georgia in August 2006, and featured several technical improvements over the original RvD, such as the fact that it was shot in 24p high-definition, as opposed to the original's 30p standard definition. The lightsaber blades also interact with the environment in the form of sparks, burns and other effects which were not present in the original. These were made in collaboration with Bob Forward . The film's score

116-406: A small stone would strike him in the head and kill him, so he wore an iron skullcap to avoid his death. However, he removed the cap in church, only to be struck by a stone and die. The legendary Michael Scot used to feast his friends with dishes brought by spirits from the royal kitchens of France and Spain and other lands. He is said to have turned a coven of witches to stone, which have become

145-576: A stay at Palermo , to Toledo . There he learnt Arabic well enough to study the Arabic versions of Aristotle and the many commentaries of the Arabs upon these. In addition, he studied the original works of Avicenna and Averroes , and translated them into Latin. Scot was a typical example of the polyglot wandering scholar of the Middle Ages—a churchman who knew Latin, Greek, Arabic and Hebrew. When he

174-507: Is credited with teaching magic to the protagonist, the evil sorcerer William II de Soules , who ends up being boiled alive. Sir Walter Scott deploys Michael Scott (sic) in his The Lay of the Last Minstrel . In Footnotes 12/13, he credits him with conquering an indefatigable demon, after it had succeeded in splitting Eildon Hill into its three distinctive cones, by challenging it to weave ropes from sea-salt. He records that in

203-457: Is described by Dante as being "spare in the flank" ( ne' fianchi è cosi poco ). While some argue that this is the "sole extant description of his physical appearance", others contend that the description is more poetic. Richard Kay argues that because "the shades in the Dantesque afterworld create surrogate aerial bodies for themselves that are a projection of [their] soul[s]", this description

232-699: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Michael Scot Michael Scot ( Latin : Michael Scotus ; 1175 – c.  1232 ) was a Scottish mathematician and scholar in the Middle Ages . He was educated at Oxford and Paris , and worked in Bologna and Toledo , where he learned Arabic . His patron was Frederick II of the Holy Roman Empire and Scot served as science adviser and court astrologer to him. Scot translated Averroes and

261-593: Is in reference to "some internal character trait to which [Dante] wished to draw our attention." Kay argues that Dante was referencing a physiognomic description taken from Scot's own Liber physiognomiae – namely, that thin and small ribs signify an individual "who is weak, who does little labour, who is sagacious, [and] bad" (the original Latin, found in chapter 88 of the Liber physiognomiae , reads: Cuius costae sunt subtiles et paruae […] significat hominem debilem, pauci laboris, sagacem [ et ] malum ). Scot also had

290-599: The Holy Land during the Sixth Crusade in 1228-29. The date of Scot's death remains uncertain. The efforts of Walter Scott and others to identify him with the Sir Michael Scot of Balwearie, sent in 1290 on a special embassy to Norway , have not convinced historians; though the two may have had family connections. A legend popular in the late 13th and early 14th centuries said that Scot foresaw that

319-565: The Scottish Borders any work of great labour or antiquity is ascribed either to Auld Michael, or Sir William Wallace , or the Devil. He is the title character in the play The Warld's Wonder by Alexander Reid . Ryan vs. Dorkman Ryan vs. Dorkman was produced as an entry in a lightsaber choreography competition hosted by TheForce.net , a prominent Star Wars fan site noted for its fan film-making community. According to

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348-933: The Super auctorem spherae expressly state that the author undertook the works at the request of the Emperor Frederick II. "Every astrologer is worthy of praise and honour," Scot wrote, "since by such a doctrine as astrology he probably knows many secrets of God, and things which few know." He was offered in 1223 the role of being the Archbishop of Cashel in Ireland by Pope Honorius III ; then that of Canterbury in 1227 by Pope Gregory IX . Some sources report that Emperor Frederick used scholars like Michael Scot as messengers to Arab rulers like Al-Kamil for diplomatic and scholarly exchanges because of his knowledge of Arabic, and, that he even brought Michael Scot to

377-593: The stone circle of Long Meg and Her Daughters in Cumbria . Scot's reputation as a magician had already become fixed in the age immediately following his own. He appears in Dante 's Divine Comedy , the only Scot to do so, in the fourth bolgia located in the Eighth Circle of Hell, reserved for sorcerers, astrologers, and false prophets who claimed they could see the future when they, in fact, could not. He

406-550: The 1970s, including that of Jonathan Rosenhead Michael Dishington Scott , chief justice of Tonga Michael Scott (Apple) (born 1943), first CEO of Apple Computer Michael Scott (architect) (1905–1989), Irish architect Michael Scott (priest) (1907–1983), opponent of apartheid and advocate of nuclear disarmament Michael Scott (diplomat) (1923–2004), British diplomat and colonial administrator See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Michael Scott [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

435-995: The 1980s and 1990s for Wigan, and Halifax RLFC Michael Scott (rugby league) (died 1968), rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s for England, and Hull F.C. Mickey Scott (1947–2011), professional baseball player Mike Scott (baseball) (born 1955), American pitcher Mike Scott (basketball) (born 1988), American basketball player Michael Scott (basketball) (born 1986), American basketball player Michael Scott (sports administrator) (born 1956), Australian sports administrator Michael Scott (cricketer) (born 1933), English cricketer Michael Scott (rugby union) (born 1969), New Zealand rugby union player Authors [ edit ] Michael Scott (Scottish author) (1789–1835), Scottish author Michael Scott (Irish author) (born 1959), Irish author Michael Scott Rohan (1951–2018), Scottish fantasy and science fiction author Entertainment [ edit ] Michael Scott ( The Office ) , fictional character in

464-884: The American TV series The Office , played by Steve Carell Michael Scott (American musician) (born 1971), American musician Mike Scott (Scottish musician) (born 1958), Scottish musician/songwriter, founder of The Waterboys Mike Scott (broadcaster) (1932–2008), British TV presenter Mike Scott (English musician) , hardcore/punk songwriter, Vocalist of Lay It on the Line, ex-Phinius Gage Michael T. Scott (born 1977), American comedy writer and animation director Michael Scott, early stage name for British actor Michael Caine (born 1933) Michael James Scott (born 1981), American actor and singer Michael J. F. Scott , Canadian film and television producer and director Michael Scott (opera director) (c. 1935–2019), founder of

493-648: The London Opera Society Michael M. Scott (born 1955), American film director, producer and documentary filmmaker Michael "Dorkman" Scott, a filmmaker associated with Ryan vs. Dorkman Politicians [ edit ] Michael Scott (British Army officer) (born 1941), former U.K. Military Secretary Mike Scott (politician) (born 1954), Canadian parliamentarian Michael Scott Jr. (born 1975), Chicago alderman Other people [ edit ] Michael Scott (alias) , police infiltrator involved in several anti-apartheid cases in

522-557: The North East Wales Institute of Higher Education J. Michael Scott (born 1941), American scientist, environmentalist and author Michael Scott (English author) (born 1981), English author, classicist, associate professor and television presenter Sportspeople [ edit ] Michael Scott (golfer) (1878–1959), English amateur golfer Michael Scott (footballer) (born 1993), Scottish footballer Mick Scott (born 1954), rugby league footballer of

551-681: The Wilshire Fine Arts Theatre in Los Angeles, with a screening at the New York Comic Con the following day. The film was released on the internet on March 1, 2007, with a soundtrack DC release later that summer. Within one year, it acquired over 2 million YouTube views and underwent a re-release in full HD. The film was entered into the 2008 Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge , where it won Best Visual Effects. In August 2010, Time magazine listed it as one of

580-539: The effects from the de-interlacing (which gave diagonal lines a "jagged" look), re-framing certain cuts and upgrading the audio track from a loud mono track to a softer stereo track. A more detailed explanation of the remastering process was also posted on the site. Both Ryan and 'Dorkman' were featured in the music video for Weezer 's 2008 song " Pork and Beans " which included many other internet video stars. Wieber and Scott announced in May 2006 that they would be producing

609-411: The foundations of the earth, the geography and rulership of the heavens, what is beyond the last heaven, in which heaven God sits, and the precise locations of hell, purgatory and heavenly paradise. He also asked about the soul; and about volcanoes, rivers, and seas. According to the chronicler Fra Salimbene, Frederick attempted to catch Scot out in his calculations of the distance to heaven by scaling from

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638-464: The front page of YouTube as a "Featured Video." The YouTube video, which passed one million views by January 30 had over five million views as of March 2010. There were also versions uploaded to Google Video and other sites. In early 2008 Wieber and Scott re-mastered "RvD" and made it available for download on the official site. The re-mastering involved removing the "greenish-yellow wash," re-doing some effects, fixing rotoscoping errors, reversing

667-445: The height of a church tower (by having it secretly lowered). Scot replied by saying that either the moon had gotten further away or the tower had gotten shorter. Scot was a pioneer in the study of physiognomy . His manuscripts dealt with astrology, alchemy and the occult sciences generally, and account for his popular reputation. These works include: The Liber physiognomiae (which also exists in an Italian translation) and

696-465: The official TFN entry for the film, the backstory involves Ryan and Michael, or "Ryan_W" and "DorkmanScott" as they are known on TheForce.net's forums, meeting after their friendly online rivalry over who is the better saber artist escalates too far. The fight to the death will determine once and for all who is the most skilled with a saber. In mid-2006, the short became a viral video after being posted on such websites as eBaumsworld , CollegeHumor , and

725-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Scott&oldid=1259821846 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

754-642: Was about 50, Frederick II attracted him to his court in the Kingdom of Sicily . At the instigation of the emperor, Scot supervised (along with Hermannus Alemannus ) a fresh translation of Aristotle and the Arabian commentaries from Arabic into Latin . Translations by Scot survive of the Historia animalium , De anima , and De caelo , along with the commentaries of Averroes upon them. The second version of Fibonacci 's famous book on mathematics, Liber Abaci ,

783-709: Was dedicated to Scot in 1227. It has been suggested that Scot played a part in Fibonacci's presentation of the Fibonacci sequence . A recent study of a passage written by Michael Scot on multiple rainbows , a phenomenon understood only by modern physics and recent observations, suggests that Michael Scot may have had contact with the Tuareg people in the Sahara desert. In a letter of 1227, recorded by Scot in his Liber particularis , Emperor Frederick questioned him concerning

812-457: Was recorded with a 57 piece orchestra at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. To accomplish this goal, film composers Gordy Haab and Kyle Newmaster donated their time and talents to the project. The film's creators solicited donations from fans in order to pay the musicians. M.B Gordy (lead percussionist from Battlestar Galactica ) provided the percussion. The film premiered February 24, 2007 at

841-704: Was the greatest public intellectual of his day. Scot was born somewhere in the border regions of Scotland. He studied first at the cathedral school of Durham and then at Oxford and Paris , devoting himself to philosophy, mathematics, and astrology. It appears that he had also studied theology and become an ordained priest, as Pope Honorius III wrote to Stephen Langton on 16 January 1223/4, urging him to confer an English benefice on Scot, and nominated Scot as archbishop of Cashel in Ireland. Scot declined this appointment, but he seems to have held benefices in Italy . From Paris, Scot went to Bologna , and then after

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