Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti
Deceased Person
1774 – 1849
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Who was Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti?
Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti was an Italian cardinal and famed linguist and hyperpolyglot. Born and educated in Bologna, he completed his theological studies before he had reached the minimum age for ordination as a priest; he was ordained in 1797. In the same year, he became professor of Arabic at the University of Bologna. He later lost the position for refusing to take the oath of allegiance required by the Cisalpine Republic, which governed Bologna at the time.
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- Born
- Sep 19, 1774
Bologna - Also known as
- Jose Mezzofanti
- Died
- Mar 15, 1849
Naples
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on July 23, 2013
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