Socrates Scholasticus (c.380 - after 439 CE), aka Socrates of Constantinople,
was a native of Constantinople who wrote Historia Ecclesiastica
- a history of the Christian Church from 305-439 CE (wikipedia). The work was intended as a
continuation of Eusebius' book on Church History and was completed in ~439 CE
(wikipedia). His profession is unknown but he may have been a layman
(wikipedia).
