Boethius

anicius manlius severinus
[uh-nish-ee-uh s man-lee-uh s sev-uh-rahy-nuh s] /əˈnɪʃ i əs ˈmæn li əs ˌsɛv əˈraɪ nəs/ (show ipa), a.d. 475?–525? roman philosopher and statesman.
historical examples

we find this idea also reflected in chaucer who obviously got it from boethius.
astronomical lore in chaucer florence m. grimm

fragments of this work are preserved to us, chiefly in stobaeus, a few in boethius and other writers.
timaeus plato

under theodoric the great, boethius made use of certain signs which were in part very like the nine digits which we now use.
the outline of history: being a plain history of life and mankind herbert george wells

as to the fourth question, did boethius probably know the numerals?
the hindu-arabic numerals david eugene smith

cf. ‘thou hast had grace as he that hath used of foreine goodes; thou hast no right to pleyne thee’; boethius, bk.
chaucer’s works, volume 1 (of 7) — romaunt of the rose; minor poems geoffrey chaucer

thynne’s edition of chaucer, printed in 1532, contains boethius.
chaucer’s works, volume 2 (of 7) geoffrey chaucer

there can be little doubt however that boethius is the more correct form, and this is the form given us in the anecdoton holderi.
the letters of c-ssiodorus c-ssiodorus (aka magnus aurelius c-ssiodorus senator)

in some editions, this p-ssage is not marked as being -ssigned to boethius.
chaucer’s works, volume 2 (of 7) geoffrey chaucer

and, this being so, we may safely conclude that they were not taken from boethius directly.
chaucer’s works, volume 2 (of 7) geoffrey chaucer

in the first note, this p-ssage from boethius is given at length.
chaucer’s works, volume 2 (of 7) geoffrey chaucer

noun
anicius manlius severinus (əˈnɪsɪəs ˈmænlɪəs ˌsɛvəˈraɪnəs). ?480–?524 ad, roman philosopher and statesman, noted particularly for his work de consolatione philosophiae. he was accused of treason and executed by theodoric