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Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus or Ealhwine (c. 735–May 19, 804) was a scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York, England. He was born around 735 close to York — perhaps in the city itself. He was a noble, related to Saint Willibrord, whose father founded the monastery of St. Andrew, which Alcuin would later inherit.