Johannes Grant
Johannes Grant was an engineer employed by the Byzantine Empire at the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Contemporary Greek accounts referred to him as being German,[1] although more recent scholarship has suggested he may actually have been Scottish, named "John Grant".[2][3] His use of counter-tunnelling prevented the Turks from weakening or invading Constantinople from under the walls.[4]
References
- ^ Bartusis, Mark, Late Byzantine Army
- ^ Runciman Fall of Constantinople 1453, page 84
- ^ Nicol, Donald, Last Centuries of Byzantium. Cambridge University Press, 1993 [2nd edition]. Chapter 18.
- ^ The Fall of Constantinopla
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