Zomino da Pistoia, often referred to by the Hellenized version of his name, Sozomeno, was an Italian teacher, priest, and early humanist. Born in Pistoia, he was educated there before receiving a scholarship, which he used to study canon law in Padua and Florence. He learned Greek through self-education and occasional lessons from the scholar Guarino da Verona, thereafter preferring the Hellenized version of his name, Sozomeno. Then, he made a career out of teaching grammar, rhetoric, and poetry; he served also as a priest and canon lawyer. He taught both in his hometown and in Florence, where he was the Florentine Studio's master of rhetoric and poetry. Generally, he worked as a private tutor; among his pupils were the sons of his fellow humanists Palla Strozzi, Matteo Palmieri, and Leonardo Dati.