Damião de Góis, Portuguese historian and philosopher (b. 1502)
Damião de Góis (Portuguese: [dɐmiˈɐ̃w̃ dɨ ˈɡɔjʃ]; February 2, 1502 – January 30, 1574), born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important Portuguese humanist philosopher. He was a friend and student of Erasmus. He was appointed secretary to the Portuguese factory in Antwerp in 1523 by King John III of Portugal. He compiled one of the first accounts on Ethiopian Christianity.